Intercropping creates a living web of soil-building and nutrient-exchange underground. When legumes fix nitrogen, root ...

Legumes like beans, peas and lentils are unique among crops for their ability to interact with soil bacteria to convert or ...

In return, the bacteria fix nitrogen for the plant. Another example of the intricate relationship between the rhizobia and the host legume is the production of leghemoglobin (Appleby 1984).

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a deep-rooted perennial legume that is highly effective at fixing nitrogen. It's often grown as ...

Red clover is a cool-weather crop. While alfalfa tends to yield better in southern regions, the trend shifts as you move ...

Oklahoma State University multidisciplinary scientists are teaming up to research how cover crops can improve the ...

Full of fiber, packed with protein, and great to grow, these have been a staple in the diet of humans for thousands of years.

This can be achieved through the use of grain legumes, which enhance soil fertility through biological nitrogen fixation, and the application of chemical fertilizers. Whether grown as pulses for grain ...

While he’s a weed scientist and has seen significant benefits from a living, growing mat of Durana White Clover, there are also fertility benefits from the nitrogen-fixing legume. “We know ...

While most vegetation types must extract most of their nutrients from fertile soil, mesquites and similar plants receive additional nitrogen from symbiotic bacteria, which enzymatically fix ...

Oklahoma State University multi-disciplinary scientists are teaming up to research how cover crops can improve the ...