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Rewarded for the discovery of sustainable fertilizers
Professor Torgny Näsholm, Umeå, Sweden, is awarded the 2018 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2 million for having documented how organic nitrogen dominates the nutrition of trees in boreal forests. The findings have resulted in new types of fertilizers.
Monday 24 September Torgny Näsholm will receive his diploma from the hands of King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.
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The object of the Foundation is to encourage scientific research by awarding an international prize called The Marcus Wallenberg Prize.
The purpose of the Prize is to recognize, encourage and stimulate pathbreaking scientific achievements which contribute significantly to broadening knowledge and to technical development within the fields of importance to forestry and forest industries.