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 ...

Soybeans fix nitrogen, everyone knows that, but did you know soil bacteria are key partners in the process? Rhizobia, the soil bacteria in question, form a symbiotic relationship with the soybeans ...

Nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria (such as Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium) convert atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia, which is taken up by plants as ammonium ions. Peas, beans and other leguminous plants ...

Peas thrive in well-drained soil and full sun. As they grow, they form a symbiotic relationship with rhizobia bacteria in the soil, which help convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form the plants ...

Soil microbes known as rhizobia supply much-needed nitrogen to legumes such as clover (Trifolium species). In return, legumes shelter the rhizobia in nodules on their roots and provide them with ...

Ecology and diversity of microbial populations in soil-plant systems; microbial community responses to environmental perturbations; effects of soil-borne viruses on microbial communities and rhizobia; ...

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 ...