URBANA, Ill. — Corn growers seeking to increase the amount of nitrogen taken up by their crop can adjust many aspects of fertilizer application, but recent studies from the University of Illinois ...

Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By ...

Nitrogen is an essential element for living organisms, needed to build DNA, proteins and chlorophyll. Although nitrogen makes up nearly 80% of the air we breathe, it’s availability to plants and ...

“The goal is to make sure the crop gets enough nitrogen from day one and through the entire season but to do it as efficiently and sustainably as possible in the process,” says Aaron Gingerich, who ...

A single atom of silver working in synergy with carbon and nitrogen atoms can efficiently convert polluting nitrogenous waste in water from industries such as agriculture and mining into ready-to-use ...

Forests, grasslands, and other natural areas around the world have access to about a quarter less nitrogen than previously estimated, according to a new study published in Nature. Subscribe to our ...