In general, beans are known to be a low-maintenance crop that's easy to grow, even in containers. This legume is less common, ...

Maybe after you finish your vegetable harvest, you mentally say, “I’m done this year,” and wait to start again next year. But a cover crop could benefit you in several ways. By researching now, you ...

Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in the fall, these cold-hardy plants work hard to improve soil throughout winter by decreasing ...

Frost-seeding legumes now can pay big dividends later, University of Missouri Extension field specialist in agronomy Terry Halleran says. Frost-seeding is a low-cost method of broadcasting legumes ...

In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Legumes are not only economically significant crops, second only to cereals in human consumption, but also important contributors to environmental sustainability. Known as superfoods, they are rich in ...

Scientists have elucidated how NodD recognizes flavonoids by resolving, for the first time, the high-resolution crystal structure of the complex formed between the NodD protein of pea rhizobia and the ...