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iveabiggen t1_iujuqwt wrote

Reply to comment by mfb- in ELI5 Why can’t plants absorb nitrogen from the air? by Cool-Boy57

> Fertilizer has nitrogen in more accessible form, too.

To expand on this, the research into biochar has shown some promise as a [soil amendment](https://www.nature.com/artic les/s41598-020-67528-y). On Figure 7 it shows how Biochar-based controlled release nitrogen fertilizers(BCRNFs) differ from the control(CK)

As a side bonus, creation of biochar is a considerably high on the carbon sequestration front

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