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Articles | Volume 22, issue 11
Articles | Volume 22, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2653-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2653-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 11
Research article
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12 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 12 Jun 2025

Foliar nutrient uptake from dust sustains plant nutrition

Anton Lokshin, Daniel Palchan, Elnatan Golan, Ran Erel, Daniele Andronico, and Avner Gross

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Our research explores how chickpea plants can absorb essential nutrients like phosphorus, iron, and nickel directly from dust deposited on their leaves in addition to uptake through their roots. This process is particularly effective under higher levels of atmospheric CO2, leading to increased plant growth. By using Nd isotopic tools, we traced the nutrients from dust and found that certain leaf traits enhance this uptake. This discovery may become increasingly important as CO2 levels rise.

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