Most major crops, such as wheat and corn, require expensive nitrogen fertilizer to flourish. But what if bacteria could help those plants draw nitrogen from the atmosphere, as peas and beans do?
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pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 106d
Reminds me of a nitrogen-fixing variety of corn I just heard about today, too, from back in 2018. It's tropical and water-intensive, though, so not a great fit for all environments.
Flagstaff@programming.dev · 2 pts · 106d
Good, because I recently read that the Strait of Hormuz may be blocking fertilizer.
johnefrancis@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 106d
sounds like a recipe for superweeds
GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 106d
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 106d
Are beans just too fucking hard to plant or something?