date:Jan 19, 2020
A collection of genes has been transferred into plant-colonising bacteria allowing them to draw nitrogen and turn it into ammonia in a process that scientists say could help farmers use less man-made fertilisers to grow crops like wheat and corn.
The research helps share a symbiotic benefit found in legume crops such as chickpeas and lentils which farmers have relied on for centuries to naturally enrich the soil.
Legume crops require significantly less fertiliser than other crops, because th