University of Illinois researcher offers nine strategies to help farmers evaluate and select effective biological products.

SHANGHAI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A team of Chinese and international scientists has uncovered the precise mechanism behind one of nature's most vital alliances: the partnership between legume plants and ...

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, but the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture is not sustainable. In a review article publishing in the journal Trends in ...

A new research initiative led by associate professor of bacteriology Betül Kaçar is positioned to transform agriculture and address some of the world’s most pressing ecological and economic challenges ...

ST. LOUIS and CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Jan. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A landmark study from the University of Illinois, published in Agronomy Journal, highlights the transformative potential of Pivot Bio's ...

Bacteria are only the only organisms that are able to 'fix' nitrogen, or remove it from the atmosphere and convert it into a useful form. While some plants seem to fix nitrogen, it is actually ...

Marine bacteria could be harnessed to manufacture useful biopolymers on an industrial scale by taking carbon dioxide and nitrogen from the air, say scientists 1. These biopolymers might be used to ...

Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

Production of chemical fertilizers accounts for about 1.5 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. MIT chemists hope to help reduce that carbon footprint by replacing some chemical fertilizer ...