One of the most natural ways to increase nitrogen in the soil is to nitrogen-fixing plants— members of the legume family, such as peas, beans, or cover crops (clover, vetch, and alfalfa).

But relatively little is known about soil microbes, which is why her team ... through a process known as nitrogen fixing. Rhizobia are part of a group of growth-promoting microbes that are being ...

The introduction of N-Finity is an extension of Nutrien’s “purpose-built approach” to biologicals, and it brings three ways ...

Nutrien’s new N-FINITY technology gives growers flexibility when making on-farm nitrogen management decisions.

While most vegetation types must extract most of their nutrients from fertile soil, mesquites and similar plants receive additional nitrogen from symbiotic bacteria, which enzymatically fix ...

More information: Logan P. Woodward et al, Soil inoculation with nitrogen‐fixing bacteria to supplement maize fertilizer need, Agronomy Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1002/agj2.21729 ...

This is when bacteria in the soil convert the nitrate back into nitrogen gas which then gets released back into the atmosphere.

The nitrogen-fixing properties of pulses improve soil fertility, which increases and extends the productivity of the farmland. By using pulses for intercropping and cover crops, farmers can also ...

Soil organic matter breaking down faster also produces more of the type of nitrogen crops need to thrive, especially corn. Organic nitrogen converted into plant-feeding inorganic nitrogen at a ...

If we could use mutually beneficial relationships between plant roots and soil microbes to enhance ... so that it enhances partnerships with nitrogen fixing bacteria called rhizobia and arbuscular ...

Gene-Edited Soil Bacteria Could Provide Third Source of Nitrogen for Corn Production Jan. 16, 2025 — If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria ...