Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production

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Jan 16, 2025, 4:21 pm208 pts
If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day level the playing field. A recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air…

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