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Plants Can Absorb Nutrients Directly From Dust on Their Leaves, Study Finds
Key Takeaways
- Researchers used volcanic dust to show nutrients were absorbed through leaves, not roots.
- Dusted shrubs showed higher shoot levels of iron, manganese, nickel, and copper.
- The pathway could be important in nutrient-poor, dust-affected ecosystems such as drylands and the Amazon.
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