If crops could feel envy, it’d be for legumes. Bean plants have a superpower. Or more accurately, they share one. They’ve developed symbiotic relationships with bacteria that process atmospheric ...

Leguminous crops play a pivotal role in global agriculture by combining high-quality protein production with the capacity for biological nitrogen fixation. Under drought, legumes deploy an integrated ...

Leguminous crops are foundational to global nutrition and sustainable agriculture. Their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen enriches soils but also exposes them to a broad spectrum of pathogens, ...

Legume plants have the unique ability to interact with nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil, known as rhizobia. Legumes and rhizobia engage in symbiotic relations upon nitrogen starvation, allowing ...

Intercropping leguminous green manure created positive above- and below-ground legacies that influenced the tea quality components and soil nutrition, as well as changing microbial community ...

Most plants allow fungal microorganisms to enter their root cells and provide them with carbohydrates in exchange for a better supply of nutrients and water. Only leguminous plants like peas, beans, ...

Soil is the core resource of agricultural production. It not only provides crops with nutrients and water for growth but also supports multiple ecological functions such as microbial activity and ...

Climate change, drought, increased temperature and other stressors challenge agricultural sustainability. Researchers have now made an unexpected discovery: zinc plays a pivotal role in the plant ...

Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery shedding light on the intricate play between legume plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Their study details the crucial role played by ...