Seagrass Survives Coastal Pollution by Splitting Microbial Labor Between Root Zones
A field study along a tropical nutrient and sulfide gradient shows that seagrasses reconfigure root exudates and compartmentalize microbial functions ...
Tag: rhizosphere
Microbes May Hold the Key to Protecting Crops from Insect Pests
A new review argues that plant-associated microbes can regulate insect herbivore resistance through three well-supported mechanisms, but inconsistent field performance ...
Cutting Nitrogen Fertilizer by 15 Percent Makes Cotton Grow Better, Study Finds
A moderate 15 percent cut in nitrogen fertilizer boosted cotton yield and nitrogen use efficiency by reshaping root architecture and ...
Engineered Microbial Teams Could Replace Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides on the Farm
A critical review in Discover Plants finds that deliberately designed synthetic microbial consortia outperform single-strain biofertilizers by combining nitrogen fixation, ...
Friendly Soil Bacterium Settles Into Barley Roots Without Upsetting the Neighborhood
A three-year German field trial shows the beneficial bacterium Ensifer meliloti Rm2011 persistently colonizes barley roots across genotypes and seasons ...
Root Signals and Microbial Allies Redefine Sustainable Crop Disease Control
A new review in MicrobiologyOpen details how rhizosphere microbiomes, molecular signaling, omics technologies, and artificial intelligence are converging to create ...
Mixing Sand Into Oily Soil Supercharges Plant-Microbe Cleanup of Petroleum Pollution
Australian researchers found that blending oil-contaminated soils to an intermediate loamy texture, combined with Italian ryegrass and microbial inoculants, boosted ...
Zapping Roots and Adding Bacteria Boosts Blueberry Size and Color in Field Trial
A Mexican field trial found that combining low-intensity electric fields with plant growth-promoting bacteria increased blueberry yields by eleven percent ...
Green Nanoparticles May Carry Hidden Plant Chemistry That Shapes Stress Resilience
A new comment in Plant Cell Reports argues that the biological functions of plant metabolites used in green nanoparticle synthesis ...
Manure-Tuned Fertilizer Prescriptions Boost Greengram Yields and Soil Life in Indian Alfisols
A one-season field trial in Tamil Nadu shows that farmyard manure-adjusted, soil-test-based fertilizer prescriptions pushed greengram past its 1.2-tonne-per-hectare yield ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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