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Forests need their vitamins if they are to help in climate war: Study

Researchers find trees' ability to take up CO2 increases when they are given phosphorus

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Man cannot live on bread alone, and neither can plants survive solely on carbohydrates.
For trees to grow well, and help in humanity's fight against climate change, they need "vitamins" too.
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