Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new environmentally ...

2. Carbon dioxide gas exchange - Role of light in photosynthetic CO2 fixation and respiration in C3 and C4 plants (2 weeks). 3. Nitrate reductase activity in plants - Effects of nitrate availability ...

The gene MADS27, which regulates nitrate absorption, root development and stress tolerance, is activated by the micro-RNA, miR444, therefore offers a way to control these properties of the plant.

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new environmentally ...

A microscopic enzyme could be the key to helping nitrogen fertilizers stick better to the soil and prevent runoff that causes ...

Potatoes are the third-most consumed food worldwide and a delicious snack. But modern farm potatoes require large amounts of nitrogen in the form of nitrate fertilizers, which are costly and can ...

Denitrification is often viewed as an important ecosystem service that removes reactive N from the ecosystem. However, there is a competing nitrate reduction process, dissimilatory nitrate reduction ...

The enzyme nitrogenase is responsible for the binding of nitrogen. One of the most serious problems with the transfer to plants is that ... and its associated reductase, forming long filaments ...