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Originally Posted by Agemegos
Q: the shortage of nitrates for explosives and propellants also means a desperate shortage of nitrate fertiliser. What are the consequences?
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A: most of the crops would either have nitrogen-fixing or farmers would use small plants that can fix nitrogen into the soil along with the few crops that haven't evolved the ability to do that themselves.
Though I assume other fertilizers would be needed.
Q: Why isn't black powder used? It isn't as efficient as modern gunpowder, but it's easy to make and the ingredients are needed for human life.
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