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These organisms play an important role in nutrient cycling on Earth and can help plants, soils, and other organisms gain access to essential resources.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The proposal targets a market currently dominated by Canada, the world’s largest producer of potash, a vital fertilizer component and an essential plant nutrient with no substitute in global food production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

This sets off a chemical reaction freeing phosphorus, a primary nutrient for the algae, from the lake floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Healthy, biologically active soil is crucial for fertility, nutrient cycling and many other ecosystem services."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

But for those who’ve lived as refugees longer than memory, learning to believe in the nutrient cycle requires something close to a religious conversion.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

She described the meals as tasteless and lacking in important nutrients she believes patients need while recovering.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Lunar and Martian regolith are poor environments for agriculture because they lack several nutrients that plants need to thrive.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

All of these took a toll on the industry, but none of them proved as ruinous as citrus greening, a disease that clogs trees’ vascular systems, choking off water and nutrients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Root systems protect Lake Tahoe’s clarity by stabilizing soils that could erode, and uptaking nutrients that would feed algae in the lake,” Cowen wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Many newly hatched caterpillars will eat their own eggshells, which supply important nutrients.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman