Struvite (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Struvite

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Struvite, shown here, is a slow-release fertilizer capable of reducing nitrogen and phosphorus leaching relative to monoammonium phosphate, the leading fall-applied fertilizer in the Midwest. In a new field study, the fertilizer also maintained or increased soybean yields relative to MAP.

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Andrew Margenot, University of Illinois

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