Belinda Smith
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And what form is the fertilizer in?
Yeah, exactly.
Right.
But I guess you also want a polymer that's not going to affect the soil around it.
It makes me think of microplastics, for instance.
Or, you know, we're just adding more stuff to the soil that may have perhaps unforeseen consequences.
Yeah, I was going to say, there's no one soil that everything is grown in.
It's not like everyone's buying the same potting mix and putting that on their paddocks.
Yes, exactly.
Everything is different.
And then you've got all the other stuff, rainfall and local conditions and erosion, that kind of thing, that would all contribute to exactly what happens to that slow release fertiliser.
Okay, so slow-release fertilizers, big chunk of research happening there.
What else are scientists looking at?
Okay.
So by doing that, you slow down the conversion of urea to ammonium.
Exactly.
Right.
Yes.
Do we see these enzyme inhibitors being used?
Ah, okay.