ABOVE: Researchers have identified a nitrogen-fixing organelle known as a nitroplast. Here, it is seen at the opposite end of ...

The Haber-Bosch process revolutionized food production by converting nitrogen into fertilizer, meeting the world's growing ...

Cover Crops: Planting cover crops, also known as green manure, is an excellent way to enrich the soil with nitrogen. Legume cover crops like clover, vetch, or alfalfa have the ability to fix nitrogen ...

Bacteria that live in soil and help roots fix nitrogen can boost certain plants' capacity to reproduce, according to an article published in the American Journal of Botany describing a study of ...

Brown patches in your garden grass may not be down to poor fertiliser application, according to lawn experts who have also ...

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

Nitrogen (N) is a critical macronutrient that influences various physiological, molecular, and metabolic processes in plants, ...

project researching optimum rhizobia strains to boost nitrogen fixing in pulse crops. Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of ...

"People wondered whether soybeans wouldn't be able to supply all of the energy for high yields as well as the energy needed to fix such a large amount of nitrogen." This notion is spurred on by ...

The Planetary Health Check is a key monitor of earth's vital signs—and will guide action for a more sustainable world.

A beautiful green lawn is easily spoiled by just one or two brown patches which can be a nuisance to get rid of. That is, ...

Researchers, farmers, and global agricultural institutions are embracing long-neglected crops that promise better nutrition ...