Sorghum crops in sub-Saharan Africa suffer heavy losses from the parasitic plant witchweed (Striga hermonthica). A new study shows how soil microbes can help protect sorghum from this pest and could ...
Plant–microbe interactions underpin a wide array of processes critical to sustainable agriculture. Beneficial microbial communities associated with plants can enhance nutrient acquisition, bolster ...
ORNL’s Tomás Rush examines a culture as part of his research into the plant-fungus relationship that can help or hinder ecosystem health. A new computational framework created by Oak Ridge National ...
The field of agriculture is witnessing a major evolution as researchers turn towards sustainable and eco-friendly methods to ...
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Researchers uncover hidden plant-microbe strategy that boosts crop growth under nutrient stress
Scientists have uncovered a surprising strategy plants use to thrive when an essential nutrient—sulfur—is in short supply. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The team, ...
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, but the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture is not sustainable. A team of bacteriologists and plant scientists discuss the ...
In a multi-generation experiment, researchers found microbes helped plants cope with drought, but not in response to plants' cries for help. Instead, the environment itself selected for ...
Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions and, ideally, the manufacturing processes used to make tablets for long-term ...
Bacteria that could help one of Africa’s staple crops resist a major pest have been identified by researchers at the University of California, Davis. Their findings, published March 26 in Cell Reports ...
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