Day: June 25, 2018

Will atmospheric nitrogen replace fertilizers?

June 25, 2018

N-Fix, a process developed in the UK, is touted as the next agricultural revolution. It would give cultivated plants the opportunity to use atmospheric nitrogen, and thus to dispense with fertilizers. There is no need for chemical combinations or genetic manipulation: it would be enough to introduce the good bacteria into the seeds. And innovation would be commercialized […]

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PROFITABLE AGRICULTURE WITH LESS HERBICIDES? It’s possible!

June 25, 2018

The massive use of herbicides in agriculture is a question. But could we do without it? To find out, INRA has been experimenting for 12 years in Burgundy. The research engineer Nicolas Munier-Jolain draws up a rather positive assessment of these crop protection systems. Using some levers, the amount of herbicides used was divided by 3! The plants weeds , more […]

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Nitrates: water pollution will continue for decades

June 25, 2018

What happens to nitrates resulting from the application of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers on our crops? A study conducted over 30 years has just provided figures that challenge. For example, fertilizer applied in 1982 is expected to be involved in the contamination of aquatic systems for five decades. Obviously, the soil holding capacity has been underestimated. To improve plant […]

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