beeff t1_iujgnc8 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:05 PM Reply to comment by ThrowRA_N7 in ELI5 Why can’t plants absorb nitrogen from the air? by Cool-Boy57 On the contrary, many plants have evolved to tolerate low nitrogen availability. Some industrialized countries are facing a "nitrogen crisis" where many of the native plant species are getting out-competed by plants that make better use of the glut of available nitrogen introduced by fertilizer and exhaust pollution. (e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/15/netherlands-announces-25bn-plan-to-radically-reduce-livestock-numbers) Permalink Parent 3
beeff t1_iujgnc8 wrote
Reply to comment by ThrowRA_N7 in ELI5 Why can’t plants absorb nitrogen from the air? by Cool-Boy57
On the contrary, many plants have evolved to tolerate low nitrogen availability. Some industrialized countries are facing a "nitrogen crisis" where many of the native plant species are getting out-competed by plants that make better use of the glut of available nitrogen introduced by fertilizer and exhaust pollution. (e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/15/netherlands-announces-25bn-plan-to-radically-reduce-livestock-numbers)