Bacteria that reside in soil can significantly boost the reproductive capacity of certain plants by making the flowers more ...

Pulse producers, particular those in northern regions, will benefit from a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) ...

While there are some lespedeza species that are invasive, there are native ones you should keep around in your yard or garden ...

The plant rhizosphere -microbe relationships that have received the most attention include those of Rhizobia bacteria and their symbiotic plant partners, mychorrhizal fungi associations ...

Leguminous plants have a mechanism (rhizobial symbiosis) to efficiently acquire nitrogen, which is an essential macronutrient for growth, through the nitrogen-fixing bacteria rhizobia. Root nodules ...

Dr. Fuhrmann investigates the ecology and diversity of microbial populations in soil-plant systems, microbial community responses to environmental perturbations, effects of soil-borne viruses on ...

Surrounded by fields of soybeans and corn, Tim Kelley, of Elmo, was awarded a Practical Farmers of Iowa Farmland Owner Legacy ...

To date, basic and applied research, as well as application at the field/society level, has focused on fungi such as rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi (which are representative microbes that provide ...

Bacteria that live in soil and help roots fix nitrogen can boost certain plants' capacity to reproduce, according to an ...

The plant rhizosphere -microbe relationships that have received the most attention include those of Rhizobia bacteria and their symbiotic plant partners, mychorrhizal fungi associations ...

Dr. Fuhrmann investigates the ecology and diversity of microbial populations in soil-plant systems, microbial community responses to environmental perturbations, effects of soil-borne viruses on ...