Phosphate is mainly used in the form of fertilizer for crops and animal feed supplements. Only 5 percent of world phosphate production is used for other applications, such as corrosion prevention and ...

New research suggests that, over time, less phosphorus fertilizer may be necessary on agricultural fields. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that around 45 million ...

An enzyme that can help release phosphorus from its organic forms has been identified. An enzyme that can help release phosphorus from its organic forms has been identified in a study from the ...

Saudi Arabia plans to more than triple phosphate production as part of a strategy to boost non-oil exports and make mining a key pillar of its economy. Expanding the production of phosphate — used in ...

A new study by the University of Bonn and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Gatersleben sheds light on the mechanism used by plants to monitor how much of the ...

Premier David Crisafulli says a flurry of mining investment announcements this week has given hope for the long-term ...

Rising above the flat landscape of west-central Florida are towering ponds of acidic wastewater sitting atop mounds of a mildly radioactive material called phosphogypsum. Rising above the flat ...