Researchers make discovery that could increase plant yield in wake of looming phosph
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 16:01
in Biology & Nature
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have pinpointed a key genetic switch that helps soil bacteria living on and inside a plant's roots harvest a vital nutrient with limited global supply. The nutrient, phosphate, makes it to the plant's roots, helping the plant increase its yield.