> A (soap-like) surfactant like JADAM Wetting Agent (JWA) which causes the applied treatments to stick to the plants might reduce fertilizer runoff levels; but Nitrogen-based fertilizer alone does not regenerate all of the components of topsoil. https://www.google.com/search?q=jadam+jwa
> Mycorrhizae fungus in the soil help get nutrients to plant roots, and they need to be damp in order to prevent soil from turning to dirt due to solar radiation and oxidation. https://youtube.com/@soilfoodwebschool
Yield and Soil Fertility are valuable criteria to optimize for; with multi-criteria optimization.
Mycorrhiza: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza
Leaf mold: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_mold
KNF > Indigenous microorganisms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_natural_farming#Indigen...
FWIU JWA is very similar to Castille soap?
From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37171603 :
> A (soap-like) surfactant like JADAM Wetting Agent (JWA) which causes the applied treatments to stick to the plants might reduce fertilizer runoff levels; but Nitrogen-based fertilizer alone does not regenerate all of the components of topsoil. https://www.google.com/search?q=jadam+jwa
https://youtube.com/@JADAMORGANIC
> Mycorrhizae fungus in the soil help get nutrients to plant roots, and they need to be damp in order to prevent soil from turning to dirt due to solar radiation and oxidation. https://youtube.com/@soilfoodwebschool
Yield and Soil Fertility are valuable criteria to optimize for; with multi-criteria optimization.
Crop yield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_yield
Soil fertility > Soil depletion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_fertility#Soil_depletion