date:Mar 14, 2019
blueberry farming on sub-optimal soils.
What do superfruits eat?
All soils are rich in iron, but nearly all of it is insoluble.
Most plants get enough iron by secreting chemicals that make it more soluble, explains senior study author Dr Jos Covarrubias, Assistant Professor of Agriculture Sciences at the University of Chile. These iron 'chelators' can be released directly from the roots, or from microbes that grow among them, and allow the iron to be absorbed.
Blueberries, however, lack thes