# @ahs_gardening on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNqOkprz_92
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55035730-ahs-gardening-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-22T13:58:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Horticultural Society | American Gardener Magazine (@ahs_gardening) — https://gondola.cc/ahs_gardening

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Plastic isn’t just clogging oceans—it’s choking plants too. 🌱⁠
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Scientists at Nanjing University reviewed 157 studies and found “strong and consistent” drops in chlorophyll levels when plants are exposed to microplastics. Less chlorophyll = less photosynthesis = weaker plants.⁠
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The numbers are staggering. Microplastics may already be costing us:⁠
• 60 million tons of rice⁠
• 76 million tons of wheat⁠
• 109 million tons of corn⁠
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That’s nearly 10% of global crop yields—gone. And because algae are affected too, seafood production could take a hit.⁠
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The researchers didn’t mince words: “These findings underscore the urgency of integrating plastic mitigation into global hunger and sustainability initiatives.”⁠
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#microplastics #photosynthesis #agriculture #AHSgardening #AmericanGardener

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americangardener, agriculture, ahsgardening, photosynthesis, microplastics

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