Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the University of Cologne, and the University of ...

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 ...

Mycorrhizae (from the Greek words for fungus and root) is a general term describing a symbiotic relationship between a soil fungus and plant root. Unlike rhizobia and their legume partners ...

Pulses are the dried edible seeds of legumes and make a great addition to any food garden. They include beans, peas, and ...

How these rhizobia bacteria-hosting nodules formed ... including triggering it in non-leguminous plants. In a subsequent study, Wang and his team further elucidated the molecular mechanisms ...

Coated seed is common for legume species such as alfalfa and clover. Coatings contain rhizobia bacteria and often a fungicide to inoculate roots and to help protect seedlings.

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the University of Cologne, and the University of Copenhagen have uncovered a hidden talent of the Casparian strip—a root structure ...