How to cut a wheat crop's carbon footprint

Minimising cultivations, lowering grain drying requirement, reducing synthetic fertiliser inputs and using urease and nitrification inhibitors can reduce a crop’s carbon footprint by up to 41 per cent while sustaining yield.

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How to cut a wheat crop's carbon footprint

Minimising cultivations, lowering grain drying requirement, reducing synthetic fertiliser inputs and using urease and nitrification inhibitors can reduce a crops carbon footprint by up to 41 per cent while...

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