Sentences with phrase «need for fertilizers»

«Insights into plant growth could curb need for fertilizers.»

Replacing lawns with California natives or Mediterranean plants has a host of benefits beyond water savings: colorful blooms that attract birds and pollinators; ease of maintenance; and less need for fertilizers and pesticides.

In Belize they recycle the waste peel from the nearby citrus juicing farms and spread it on the soil in the banana fields, thus reducing the need for fertilizer.

Although food demands — and the need for fertilizer for crops — are likely to increase in the future, there are numerous possible ways to limit unwanted nitrogen fertilizer spillover, the researchers note.

Added to soil, the porous carbon has been shown to boost crop yields, lessen the need for fertilizer and reduce pollutants by storing nitrogen that would otherwise be released to the atmosphere.

Bamboo's environmental benefits arise largely out of its ability to grow quickly — in some cases three to four feet per day — without the need for fertilizers, pesticides or much water.

Why did cover crops that hold soil in place or reduce the need for fertilizers go away in the first place?