<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pri-news/link-CBSNEWS_RHEE_ROUACHED.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Science of Weather: How depleting phosphorus is affecting plants</title><description>Phosphorus is a mineral that plants need to grow and complete its life cycle. But in the United States, scientists say phosphorus in our soil is going to deplete within this century.</description><pubDate>09/04/2023</pubDate><image><img src="/_assets/images/msuplants_05_2023_TB52_sq.jpg" alt="Researcher working with soil in an agricultural field"/></image><externalNewsArticleLink>https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/science-of-weather-how-depleting-phosphorus-is-affecting-plants/</externalNewsArticleLink><tags><tag>Rhee</tag><tag>Rouached</tag><tag>phosphorus</tag></tags></item>