Genetic Mutation Could Pave the Way for Self-Fertilizing Cereal Crops and a Revolution in Agriculture Danish researchers have found a molecular switch that lets plants partner with nitrogen-fixing bacteria instead of fighting them, opening the way to self-fertilizing cereal crops like wheat and barley. Their new research highlights an important biological clue that could help reduce agriculture’s heavy reliance on artificial nitrogen fertilizer. Plants require nitrogen to grow, and most […] The post Genetic Mutation Could Pave the Way for Self-Fertilizing Cereal Crops and a Revolution in Agriculture appeared first on Good News Network.

Genetic Mutation Could Pave the Way for Self-Fertilizing Cereal Crops and a Revolution in Agriculture: Danish researchers have found a molecular switch that lets plants partner with… @goodnewsnetwork.org #GeneticMutation #SelfFertilizingCrops #SustainableAgriculture #NitrogenFixing #CropRevolution

When I added fava beans to part of this oats cover crop, I had NO idea they would have this profound an impact! #covercrop #soilhealth #nitrogenfixing 🌿

We’ve planted Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive) on key terraces to support wildlife, fix nitrogen, and enrich degraded soils. Birds love it—and the tart berries make a nice snack for me
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#rewilding #permaculture #nitrogenfixing
#biodiversity #landrestoration
#theoutpost

#Fertilizers are used to excess, causing algal blooms/killing aquatic life/disrupting natural interaction between crops & microbes. Legumes are known for their #nitrogenfixing bacteria. Now a mutation has been found in one legume that improves that relationship, a mutation that also works in wheat

#NitrogenFixing #Cyanobacteria and #FungalHyphae grow together...but is not quite a lichen...Fascinating! Reminds me of #MossCyanobacteriaInteractions ;)