A recent study from the University of Illinois shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air during early corn growth, which may ...
Field trials on nitrogen-fixing microbes in corn have yet to show reliable benefits, but work continues on their potential of reducing corn's high demand for the nutrient.
Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, thank a plant! Plants have the superhero-like ability of turning an invisible gas that is in the air all around us – carbon dioxide – into something ...