Fixing soybean's need for nitrogen

(American Society of Agronomy) To make protein, soybean plants need a lot of nitrogen.Beneficial bacteria in root nodules typically assist. A new study shows it's possible to increase the number of soybean root nodules--and the bacteria that live there--to further increase crop yields. This could remove the need to apply additional nitrogen fertilizers.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 21, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news