Why scientists want to create self-fertilizing crops

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Gamma rays quickly toughen nitrogen‑fixing bacteria

Heat-resilient biofertilizers could help crops cope with rising temperatures but engineering them has been slow and uncertain ...
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Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day level the playing field. A recent study from the University of Illinois ...
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Could cereal crops be engineered to fix nitrogen on their own?

A tiny protein tweak may unlock nitrogen-fixing super-crops that slash global fertilizer demand. Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome ...
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Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production

A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study testing a gene-edited bacterial inoculant found it supplied up to 35 pounds of nitrogen to corn during early growth. If corn was ever jealous of soybean ...
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Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited bacteria can ...