To combat this problem, scientists have been attempting to use genetic engineering to help crops control their own ...

In Death Valley National Park, which straddles the California-Nevada border, mesquite plants (genus Prosopis) thrive in extreme aridity. While most vegetation types must extract most of their ...

Soybeans have quietly become one of the most strategically important crops on Earth, feeding people and animals while ...

Considered natural allies against climate change due to their absorption of carbon dioxide, plants may however offer more limited help than expected. The cause: an essential ...

Climate change also alters nitrogen in soils and plants, shaping food quality, water safety, and pollution risks worldwide.

CO2 can stimulate plant growth, but only when enough nitrogen is available—and that key ingredient has been seriously ...

A tiny protein tweak may unlock nitrogen-fixing super-crops that slash global fertilizer demand. Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome ...

In a new study, scientists have shown that chemical receptors that plants use to recognize nitrogen-fixing bacteria have developed the same function independently on at least three separate occasions ...

What does nitrogen do for plants? Read on to learn how to improve the health of your plants and how to add nitrogen to soil by fixing the nitrogen cycle in your garden. This article is also in audio ...

Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 29, No. 3 (May 2018), pp. 560-568 (9 pages) Plants associated with symbiotic N-fixing bacteria play important roles in early successional, riparian and semi-dry ...