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Can We Grow One of the World’s Largest Food Crops Without Fertilizer?

Can We Grow One of the World’s Largest Food Crops Without Fertilizer?

Update: 2018-10-04

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Researchers from UC Davis, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Mars, Incorporated have made a remarkable discovery: an indigenous variety of Mexican corn that can also fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, instead of requiring synthetic fertilizers. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 34104]

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Can We Grow One of the World’s Largest Food Crops Without Fertilizer?

Can We Grow One of the World’s Largest Food Crops Without Fertilizer?

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