ArticleNature food2021
More efficient phosphorus use can avoid cropland expansion.
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- Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the Phosphate Transporter Gene Family inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- A combined model of shoot phosphorus uptake based on sparse data and active learning algorithm.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Phosphate Recovery from Urine-Equivalent Solutions for Fertilizer Production for Plant Growth.ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering · 2023Article
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- A Global Database of Soil Plant Available Phosphorus.Scientific data · 2023Article
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- Prospects of genetics and breeding for low-phosphate tolerance: an integrated approach from soil to cell.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2022Review
- The impact of phosphorus on projected Sub-Saharan Africa food security futures.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Genome-resolved metagenomics identifies the particular genetic traits of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria in agricultural soil.ISME communications · 2022Article
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Abstract
Global projections indicate that approximately 500 Mha of new arable land will be required to meet crop demand by 2050. Applying a dynamic phosphorus (P) pool simulator under different socioeconomic scenarios, we find that cropland expansion can be avoided with less than 7% additional cumulative P fertilizer over 2006-2050 when comparing with cropland expansion scenarios, mostly targeted at nutrient-depleted soils of sub-Saharan Africa. Additional P fertilizer would replenish P withdrawn from crop production, thereby allowing higher productivity levels. We also show that further agronomic improvements such as those that allow for better (legacy) P use in soils could reduce both P outflows to freshwater and coastal ecosystems and the overall demand for P fertilizer.
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