Researchers at the University of Cambridge demonstrate that the plant hormone gibberellin (GA) is essential for the formation ...

Researchers demonstrate that the plant hormone gibberellin (GA) is essential for the formation and maturation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules in legumes and can also increase nodule size.

Root nodule symbioses with nitrogen-fixing bacteria provide many plants with a source of nitrogen. This study uncovers evidence that changes in the gene SYMRK were involved in the evolution of ...

Root nodule symbiosis enables legumes to grow under nitrogen-limiting conditions where most of non-leguminous plants cannot survive.

Broccoli, one of the most productive plants per square yard, produces masses of sprouting spears at the quietest time of the ...

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These root nodules help the plant gain nitrogen, one of the three main macronutrients plants need (N (nitrogen), P (phosphorous) and K (potassium)). Most nitrogen is part of the atmosphere.

Root nodule symbioses with nitrogen-fixing bacteria provide many plants with a source of nitrogen. This study uncovers evidence that changes in the gene SYMRK were involved in the evolution of ...

Root nodules are commonly found on beans and other legumes. These nodules are formed by beneficial bacteria that can convert atmospheric nitrogen into a nutrient the beans can use.