Soil scientists from the RUDN University (Russia) and Huazhong Agricultural University (China) have demonstrated that adding carbon compounds to the soil can increase phosphorus availability in paddy fields. For these purposes, biologists have described the processes of iron (III) compounds reduction and phosphorus release by soil microorganisms in the presence of carbon as an energy source. These results will help reduce dependence on phosphate fertilizers and increase agricultural productivity. The research has been published in the journal Geoderma.
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