Legumes like soybeans, alfalfa, peas, beans, peanuts and many more have a remarkable ability: They can partner with soil ...

SDG 2- Zero Hunger and SDG 15- Life on land. This Collection welcomes original research on rhizobium, from nitrogen fixation mechanisms to sustainable agricultural applications. Rhizobium is a ...

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 ...

A Native Hill Lotus plant (Acmisponbrachycarpus) growing happily in toxic serpentine soil due to support from its nitrogen fixing rhizobia bacteria symbionts. Photo taken at the Donald and Sylvia ...

Legumes like clover form root nodules that harbor symbiotic soil microbes known as rhizobia. These nodules are the site of exchange of nutrients that benefit the plants and the rhizobia. CHAMPAIGN, ...

Soil inoculants for beans and corn can provide positive improvements for the health of your row crops. You can determine which corn and soybean inoculant is best suited to your needs by learning more ...

It is well known that soil microbes affect plant growth. But the extent of these interactions is not well understood. Using Acmispon strigosus (a native California plant with nodules) and a set of ...

Scientists are uncovering the genetic switches that let legumes team up with bacteria to pull nitrogen from the air. By ...

Some soil bacteria can acquire sets of genes that enable them to pump the heavy metal nickel out of their systems, a study has found. This enables the bacteria to not only thrive in otherwise toxic ...