Soy is the source of many traditional foods in Japan, from tofu to edamame beans. It’s also one of ... relationships with bacteria, called rhizobia, that inhabit nodules on their roots.

SUGAR bean farmers can save more than US$100 per hectare by using rhizobium bio-fertiliser instead of chemical fertilisers, the Government has advised, as planting of the legume reaches fever pitch.

The key to their success is a type of bacteria called rhizobia, which lives inside nodules ... including peas and beans. But the girls wondered, why wouldn't these bacteria be beneficial to ...

Legumes, like peas, peanuts, vetch, lentil, dry beans, alfalfa and clover are all crops that could potentially benefit from the addition of Rhizobium inoculants. There are different types of ...