A collaborative research group has discovered the protein that inhibits the formation of organic nitrogen compounds in plants. This protein, if manipulated, could potentially be used to encourage ...

Bellaterra (Barcelona), 4 November 2024 - In a world where food security is increasingly threatened by climate change and the population growth, researchers are turning to genetic solutions to enhance ...

Nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) are the key elements in plant growth and constitute the majority of plant dry matter. Growing at CO₂ enrichment has the potential to stimulate the growth of C₃ plants, ...

N2-fixation is sensitive to limitation in the availability of newly synthesised carbohydrates for the nodules. We decided to explore the response of the D. trinervis - Frankia symbiosis to a transient ...

Life is not possible without nitrogen. There are many ways for organisms to acquire nitrogen. For example, humans eat proteins for their high nitrogen content. Most microorganisms take up nitrogen ...