In a study published in Science, researchers have resolved, for the first time, the high-resolution crystal structure of the ...

This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If crops could feel envy, it’d be for legumes. Bean plants have a superpower. Or more ...

Legume plants regulate their symbiotic relationship with soil bacteria by using cytokinins—signaling molecules that are transmitted through the plant structure from leaves into the roots to control ...

Legumes thrive in low-nitrogen environments by partnering with rhizobia, soil bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium, a usable form for the plants. These beneficial bacteria are ...

Escalating use of nitrogen fertilizer is increasing algal blooms and global warming, but a recent discovery by researchers could begin to reverse that. They have revealed a key step in how symbiotic ...

LEGUMES are popular for what they do with nitrogen gas. Nitrogen is essential for all living organisms, as it is a key component of amino acids, proteins and DNA. However, the availability of nitrogen ...

Researchers from Aarhus University have led a team that has discovered one of the ways legume plants balance nitrogen acquisition from the soil with that from their bacterial symbionts. The work ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Peas, lentils, chickpeas, beans and peanuts: if it comes in a pod, then chances are it’s ...

Farmers in Ethiopia have experimented with nitrogen-fixing leguminous plants in order to increase their crop yields. The grain yield results were comparable or even better than the plants receiving ...