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Re:RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50 percent m... by UncleOxidant on Friday September 03, 2021 @11:32AM (#28405539)
> While we fertilize the soil

For the most part farmers only add 3 macro nutrients when they fertilize: N,P,K. As you suggest there are many micro nutrients that are likely being depleted because they're not being replaced.

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Re:RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50 percent m... by bluGill on Friday September 03, 2021 @03:19PM (#28408209)
Farmers are starting to put in Sulfur. It isn't common, and not a lot is needed, but some farmers need to. As acid rain goes goes down more and more will. (I'm always amused to see there is a downside of eliminating acid rain - still worth doing)
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