Legumes thrive in low-nitrogen environments by partnering with rhizobia, soil bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium, a usable form for the plants. These beneficial bacteria are ...

Lynette Abbott examines how the rhizosphere, a narrow collar of soil clinging to plant roots, is emerging as a key player in ...

Cambridge scientists have identified two crucial genetic factors needed to produce specialised root organs that can accommodate nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legumes such as peas and beans. In a ...

Researchers demonstrate that the plant hormone gibberellin (GA) is essential for the formation and maturation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules in legumes and can also increase nodule size. Researchers ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and ...

The effect of exogenous applications of gibberellins (GAs) or the growth retardant ß-chloroethyltrimethylammonium chloride (CCC) on root nodule formation and activity (C₂H₂-reduction) in soya was ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 21, No. 68 (August 1970), pp. 776-786 (11 pages) Root temperature greatly affected plant growth whether or not plants depended on symbiotic nitrogen fixation. The ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen environmental ...