The plant provides sugars from photosynthesis that are utilized by the nitrogen-fixing microorganism for the energy it needs for nitrogen fixation. In exchange for these carbon sources ...

Industrial nitrogen fixation has increased exponentially since ... In agricultural systems, fertilizers are used extensively to increase plant production, but unused nitrogen, usually in the ...

For example, nodulation of soybean planted at the Carvel Research and Education Center in Georgetown, DE in 2014 was greatly reduced when fertilized at planting with N (as urea fertilizer) at 100 ...

An oxygen sensor protein protects the enzymatic machinery of biological nitrogen fixation from serious damage ... serious problems with the transfer to plants is that nitrogenase is extremely ...

For years, attempts have therefore been made to transfer the natural nitrogen fixation in bacteria and ... serious problems with the transfer to plants is that nitrogenase is extremely sensitive ...

For years, attempts have therefore been made to transfer the natural nitrogen fixation in bacteria and ... serious problems with the transfer to plants is that nitrogenase is extremely sensitive ...

Soybean plants in most Illinois fields produce ... is generally estimated that in soils such as those in Illinois, nitrogen fixation provides 50 to 60 percent of the nitrogen needed by the soybean ...

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

If corn ever felt envious of soybeans’ relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing might one day level the playing field. Researchers at the University of Illinois ...

The edited versions boost the activity of a key gene involved in nitrogen fixation, making more of it available to plants. When applied at planting, the bacteria colonize plant roots, delivering ...

Snow provides insulation, reflects sunlight and acts as a medium for transporting and depositing essential nutrients, like ...