The key to their success is a type of bacteria called rhizobia, which lives inside nodules, or the little nubs you sometimes see on plant roots. While we usually think of bacteria as dangerous ...
Farmers growing leguminous crops, the hosts for the nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria, can and should improve nitrogen by inoculating their legume crops with more of the bacteria. Grasslands ...
Rhizobium inoculants tend to improve nitrogen fixation (capturing nitrogen from the atmosphere and turning it into a plant available form) and enhance plant growth. These bacteria enter the roots ...