date:Jan 19, 2020
chemicals that signal to the bacteria when they need fixed nitrogen. The bacteria produce similar signals to let the plants know when they need carbon.
Theres a growing interest in reducing the amount of fertiliser used in agriculture because its expensive, has negative environmental impacts, and takes a lot of energy to make, said John Peters, Director of WSUs Institute of Biological Chemistry and a co-author on the paper.
Theres a huge benefit to developing ways to increase the contribution