The role of calcium is well understood as a function of signaling between plants and symbiotic fungi that assist nitrogen fixation and phosphate uptake.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2019
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A new way of engineering nitrogen fixation has been discovered by a UK-China research team, bringing us one step closer to realising the goal of engineering a range of crops to fix their own nitrogen.
Biotechnology
Sep 6, 2018
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Climate change and food security are two of the greatest challenges facing humanity. At Swinburne, Professor Mark Adams is exploring how legumes can play a role in sustainable agriculture.
Environment
May 11, 2018
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Soybean is rich in protein, which is great for the humans and animals eating it. But this high protein content comes at a cost.
Environment
Mar 21, 2018
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Lakes suffering from harmful algal blooms may not respond to reduced, or even discontinued, artificial nitrogen loading. Many blue-green algae responsible for algal blooms can fix atmospheric nitrogen dissolved in the water, ...
Environment
Dec 18, 2017
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In northern Scandinavia, shrubs expand into the tundra, where fixation of nitrogen from the air is mostly performed by cyanobacteria associated with mosses. Additionally, enhanced nitrogen fixation stimulates plant growth. ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2017
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Farmers often are required to apply nitrogen fertilizers to their crops to maintain quality and improve yields. Worldwide, farmers used more than 100 million tons of nitrogen in 2011, according to the United Nations Food ...
Ecology
Jul 10, 2015
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As farmers spend billions of dollars spreading nitrogen on their fields this spring, researchers at the University of Missouri are working toward less reliance on the fertilizer.
Biotechnology
Jun 2, 2015
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With rising populations and changing climate conditions, the need for resilient and reliable crops has never been greater. Nitrogen—an essential element for plant growth—is often woefully absent in heavily farmed land. ...
Environment
Apr 10, 2015
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A new paper co-written by four University of Montana researchers finds that humans have more than doubled tropical nitrogen inputs.
Environment
May 19, 2014
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