Researchers are one step closer to understanding how some plants survive without nitrogen. Their work could eventually reduce ...

Researchers from several institutions, including the Florida Museum of Natural History, have recently determined that the chemical receptors plants use to recognize nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background and aims Acid soils constrain legume growth and biochars have been shown to address these constraints and enhance biological N₂ ...

NORFOLK, Va. — When most people think of lightning, they picture bright flashes in the sky or the rumble of thunder that follows. But lightning does more than put on a show during storms: it helps ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Lupins, canola, ryegrass and wheat fertilized with Na₂³⁵SO₄ and either ¹⁵NH₄Cl or K¹⁵NO₃ (N:S = 10:1), were grown in the field in unconfined ...

Dissolved carbon in soil can quench plants' ability to communicate with soil microbes, allowing plants to fine-tune their relationships with symbionts. Experiments show how synthetic biology tools can ...

Sept. 29 (UPI) --If astronauts are to set up a base and spend extended periods of time on Mars, they're going to need to be able to synthesize water and grow their own food. Growing conditions are ...

In a multi-generation experiment, researchers found microbes helped plants cope with drought, but not in response to plants' cries for help. Instead, the environment itself selected for ...

Too much salt isn’t only bad for our bodies, it’s bad for our crops, which don’t grow well in highly saline soil. As climate change, poor water quality, and the misuse of agrochemicals degrades our ...

New research has found that microbial communities in soil have the capacity to remember and adapt to past environmental events, helping plants to withstand drought stress.