The Story of Nitrogen

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How one nutrient shapes life in fields and streams, soil and sea.

Greg Klinger, Shane Bugeja


    • Jun 20, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    Episode 6- The Rule of 1.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 66:51


    Welcome back to this 6th, bonus, episode of “The Story of Nitrogen”! This episode is all about nitrogen fertilizers and how we decide what rate of fertilizer to apply to our ground. This is a question I and many others have tried to tackle in our careers, and one whose answers regularly surprise and humble us. This episode is also about another question, one which anyone can relate to regardless of whether they work in agriculture or not, one which every person will have a different answer to: “How good is good enough?” Interviewees: Emerson Nafziger, Fabian Fernandez, Paul Trcka

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    Episode 5- A Legacy of Salts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 56:59


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    Episode 4- The Soil Bank Account

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 57:17


    Related content:To learn more:Nitrogen, organic matter decomposition, and corn yields Earthworm invasion into previously earthworm-free forests

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    Episode 3- Winners and Losers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 51:07


    Related content:The "I Love Lucy" chocolate factory conveyor beltTo learn more:How changes in nitrogen impact nitrogen-"burning" (nitrifying) microbesDNRA and nitrogen cycling microbes in agricultural soils

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    Episode 2- The Leaky Barrel, continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 47:06


    Related content:To learn more:Nitrogen saturation symptoms in the Fernow forestThe complicated relationship between nitrogen, phosphorus, and eutrophication in lakesHypoxia and eutrophication in the Gulf of Mexico

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    Episode 1- The Leaky Barrel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 49:06


    Related content:To learn more:The complicated relationship between nitrogen, phosphorus, and eutrophication in lakesHypoxia and eutrophication in the Gulf of Mexico

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