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Week 1 Lecture (The “Green Revolution” from about 1950 has achieved…
Week 1 Lecture
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Fertiliser
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Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser rapidly dissolves in soil,
If not used by crops, it can be lost to the environment
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Impacts
We often see a mismatch between nutrient availability and crop
demand which leaves fertiliser vulnerable to loss from soil
Fertilised agricultural soils contribute - 10% to global warming
as they emit potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide
NextGen
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Re-imagine fertilisers: crop needs,
new materials and re-purposed wastes
2nd Green Revolution
New crop varieties and crop systems with high yields but that use less water, fertilisers and other inputs
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