Posidonia seagrass as organic farming fertiliser

Conventional mineral fertilisers are costly, they have a low efficiency because only a minor part of the fertiliser reaches cultivated plants, and they often pollute water, e.g. nitrate and phosphate pollution. Scientists Grassi et al. show that seagrass Posidonia oceanica can be used directly or after composting to fertilise organic crops.

 

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