Nutrient additions amplify grassland response to rainfall, study finds

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Nutrient additions amplify grassland response to rainfall, study finds

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added.

Nitrogen-fertilised grassland more likely to trigger hay fever, study suggests

Authors say it is the first study to suggest a clear relationship between nitrogen fertiliser and pollen count and its ability to trigger allergies.

Environmental News Network - Nutrients Strengthen Link Between Precipitation and Plant Growth, Study Finds

A new study published in PNAS, led by the United States Department of Agriculture and involving several researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Leipzig University, investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are ad…

expert reaction to study of nitrogen fertilised grassland and pollen allergies

A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health looks at the impact of nitrogen fertiliser on pollen allergies.   Dr Roy Neilson, Soil Ecologist, The James Hutton Institute, said: “Daelemans et al. take a novel approach of pollen assessment in considering the impact of nitrogen fertiliser application on pollen burden. Using a paired design at 25 grassland sites within a region of Belgium, and based on two sampling periods during May, the author…

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