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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with nanofertilizers

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A growing population, climate change and the environmental impacts of conventional agricultural practices are worsening food insecurity. New research shows that use of nanofertilizers can increase food production while simultaneously decreasing the negative environmental effects of agriculture.

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Fig. 1: Potential benefits of nanofertilizers on rice plants.

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  1. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, USA

    Christian O. Dimkpa & Jason C. White

  2. University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Christy L. Haynes

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Dimkpa, C.O., Haynes, C.L. & White, J.C. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with nanofertilizers. Nat Sustain (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01335-5

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