Nitrogen Study Could 'Rock' A Plant's World

[davidstcldfl]

Nitrogen Study Could 'Rock' A Plant's World
by Richard Harris
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140206913 ... k-nitrogen

Well now ,this is interesting.
Here's a tease, so you'll want to raed the entire article...

Conventional wisdom believes nitrogen for plants starts in the air and is converted by microbes in the soil into a usable form. But a report in the journal Nature finds that some nitrogen comes directly from rock. This discovery has implications for global warming.

[urbanfarmer]

OKAY, you got my attention. READING!

[urbanfarmer]

HARRIS: And it's a reminder of the rich reward that can occasionally come from challenging your assumptions.

I don't fully understand, but I think I got the gist of it. Regardless, that's pretty fascinating. I will have to bring this up in my soils class... oh wait, they're all soil classes. Hm...

Nice find though! Keep it coming!

[davidstcldfl]

I actually saw it 'else where'. I don't normally (read or) listen to National Politically correct Radio.

[urbanfarmer]

I actually saw it 'else where'. I don't normally (read or) listen to National Politically correct Radio.

I like their programs.

[keith_r]

npr is my favorite station
full of all kinds of info..

[JCO]

Keith, I find when I listen to NPR, it causes my steering wheel to pull to the left. (Sorry, joke....could not resist)

[keith_r]

lol!