Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the University of Cologne, and the University of ...

Nodules on the roots of peas and beans help the plant to secure its own nitrogen, reducing the need for artificial fertiliser. Professor Giles Oldroyd's group is researching how this could be ...

Beans are a key food at the dietary level ... one of the hormones responsible for the growth of the plant's roots and nodules," Muñoz said. Gene expression analysis and metabolomic analysis ...

But legumes, including beans, lentils, and peanuts, have a trick up their sleeve. They grow special root nodules that house friendly bacteria called rhizobia, which take nitrogen from the air and ...

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the University of Cologne, and the University of Copenhagen have uncovered a hidden talent of the Casparian strip—a root structure ...