<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/2025-06-how-to-make-nitrogen-more-accessible-to-crops.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero/><categories>Discovery Science,Faculty</categories><broadcast>bmb,mps</broadcast><articlePreview/><pubDate>06/09/2025</pubDate><title>How to make nitrogen more accessible to crops</title><subTitle>New review article examines the role an enzyme plays in converting nitrogen into ammonium and preventing runoff</subTitle><description>A microscopic enzyme could be the key to helping nitrogen fertilizers stick better to the soil and prevent run-off that causes harmful algal blooms.</description><highlights/><author>Bethany Mauger</author><hero-image><img src="" alt=""/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2025/06-Soil.png" alt="Small plants growing in soil"/></image></item>