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by lazide 333 days ago
lulz. Manure causes way wider isotopic variaion than synthetic fertilizer (and always has). https://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/isoig/period/n_iig.html

“ Soil-derived nitrate and fertilizer nitrate usually have overlapping compositions, preventing their separation using 15N alone.”