Using phosphite as a fertilizer offers advantages including more efficient uptake by plants, the ability for transgenic crops to outcompete weeds that cannot metabolize phosphite, a reduction in herbicide use, and the prevention of toxic algae blooms in runoff.

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• Person: Herrera-Estrella Organization: iBiology
  Plant Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture - iBiology

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