Central to this discovery is the role of a plant gene in calcium signaling pathways ... Medicago truncatula significantly boosted symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal ...

Excitingly, the team used genetic approaches to show that the same gene mutation in wheat enhances colonization by nitrogen fixing ... improved association with symbiotic microorganisms is a ...

Legumes thrive in low-nitrogen environments by partnering ... Cytokinin, a key regulator in root nodule symbiosis, maintains this oscillatory gene expression. Genes related to cytokinin ...

Nitrogen is one of the primary nutrients critical for the survival of all living organisms. Although nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere, it is largely inaccessible in this form to most ...

Both symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer have strongly influenced the evolution of insects," says Roy Kirsch. The analyses also revealed that the vast majority of the beetle species use either ...

While most vegetation types must extract most of their nutrients from fertile soil, mesquites and similar plants receive additional nitrogen from symbiotic bacteria, which enzymatically fix ...

Both symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer have strongly influenced the evolution of insects," says Roy Kirsch. The analyses also revealed that the vast majority of the beetle species use either ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited bacteria ...

This nitrogen is used to optimize photosynthesis rates allowing autumn olive to grow significantly faster than native shrubs. Autumn olive engages in a symbiotic relationship with Frankia bacteria in ...

Excitingly, the team used genetic approaches to show that the same gene mutation in wheat enhances colonization by nitrogen fixing ... improved association with symbiotic microorganisms is a ...