Novel technology combination could help crops fix their own N

Defra-funded project aims to not only improve growers' profit margins, but also reduce air pollution

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Defra has funded a £1 million project under the Farming Innovation Programme to investigate the creation of a foliar photocatalyst-and-endophyte prototype
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Defra has funded a £1 million project under the Farming Innovation Programme to investigate the creation of a foliar photocatalyst-and-endophyte prototype

Half of the fertiliser used on UK wheat crops could be removed, without yield or quality penalties if a combination of nitrogen-capturing technologies is successful in trials. Defra has funded a £1 million...

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