This study found that bean inoculation with Rhizobium alone or in combination with P application, can increase grain yield of the two common bean cultivars. This indicates that recommending these ...

By not tilling the soil and disrupting the world of the soil microbiome, organisms are able to do their job of capturing ...

In the heart of Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island, a species long thought lost is taking root once again. The toromiro tree (Sophora toromiro), once a vital part of the island’s landscape and ...

Exciting agricultural breakthroughs could reduce fertiliser use and fight crop diseases sustainably, but it's still a few years from reality.

Asking Colombians Hernán González-Osorio and Cristian Salinas how the coffee they get in the United States compares to the ...

Japanese soybeans have been bred for centuries for traditional soy-based food production. A pangenome study using genome data from 462 soybeans worldwide revealed distinct genomic features in ...

Subsequent research can focus on screening suitable microorganisms, such as Bacillus subtilis and soybean rhizobia, to explore the synthesis or degradation of specific molecules involved in plant iron ...

It has puzzled scientists for years whether and how bacteria, that live from dissolved organic matter in marine waters, can carry out N 2 fixation. It was assumed that the high levels of oxygen ...