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Re:An engineered barley plant that ‘orders’ soil bacteria to... by dv_dt on Monday May 02, 2022 @07:55PM (#31242644)
I think you could make a plan with renewable energy produced fertilizers.
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Re:An engineered barley plant that ‘orders’ soil bacteria to... by nielsbot on Monday May 02, 2022 @09:53PM (#31243494)
There are more problems with fertilizer than CO2 emissions.
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Re:An engineered barley plant that ‘orders’ soil bacteria to... by photochemsyn on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:39PM (#31243822)
Slow-release fertilizers solve a lot of those problems, and you can indeed make NH3 without fossil fuels, using solar / wind power to split water to generate the necessary hydrogen for the Haber-Bosch process. Mining the potash might be the more serious long-term issue though.
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