Home / nitrogen fixation

Articles Tagged with ''nitrogen fixation''

Scientists Discover How Plants Fix Nitrogen

June 7, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Scientists at the John Innes Centre in the U.K. have discovered an important component in the process of nitrogen fixation in plants.

Fixing Nitrogen for the World

February 2, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: USDA-ARS

One of the Agricultural Research Service's more unusual germplasm collections is devoted to Rhizobium, bacteria that form symbiotic (mutually beneficial) relationships with soybeans, alfalfa, peanuts, beans, and other legumes to convert nitrogen gas from the air into fertilizer for the plants.

No-Till Notes

Nitrogen on Soybeans: To Use or Not to Use

No-tillers wanting to break a yield plateau with soybeans should study the nitrogen cycle and identify environments where additional applications makes sense.

By Daniel Davidson posted on December 8, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Applying nitrogen on soybeans is a controversial topic, because farmers want to do it, but university experts say it doesn’t work.

Copper Keys Plant Function, But Watch Out For Toxicity

Essential in all plants but needed only in small doses, no-tillers must identify a crop’s proper copper need to protect cell development and grain production.

By Claire Keyes posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

While copper is present in most U.S. soils, it is often tied up and unavailable to plants. It’s an essential micronutrient involved in many cellular reactions in plant cells. But at high levels, copper can be detrimental to plant development.

Scientists Creating Plants That Make Their Own Fertilizer

August 26, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Washington University News Release

Washington University biologists are undertaking an ambitious project to engineer tiny nitrogen-fixing devices within photosynthetic cells.

Drought Could Impact Soil Rhizobia Populations

By Shawn Conley posted on December 26, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin

Severe drought conditions reduced soybean yields last year by an average of 6.2% from 2011.

New, Recycled Cover Crops Showing Plenty of Potential

Add more diversity and numerous soil-building benefits to no-till with these up-and-coming options.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops

Tillage radishes aren't the only cover crop you’ll find growing on Steve Groff’s farm this year. The no-tiller of Cedar Meadow Farm in Lancaster County, Pa., is on a quest to find the next great cover crop for no-tillers.

Steps To Increase Farm Biodiversity

March 30, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

A major tenet of sustainable agriculture is to mimic diversity that is commonly found in natural ecosystems but may be lost in agricultural terrain. There are a number of strategies for increasing biodiversity.

Inoculants Eke a Few More Bushels — and Great Returns — Out of Soybeans

Yield increases may seem small, but so is the cost of inoculation, requiring a half-bushel yield response before hitting a payout.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

First commercialized in 1898, nitrogen-fixing inoculants are the oldest crop input product still on the market today.

Gates: Increase Food Production Worldwide

October 22, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Agri News

The next Green Revolution must be guided by small-holder no-till farmers, adapted to local circumstances and sustainable for the economy and the environment, said Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates to a crowded hall at last week's World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines.

Current Issue

No-Till Farmer

Get full access NOW to the most comprehensive, powerful and easy-to-use online resource for no-tillage practices. Just one good idea will pay for your subscription hundreds of times over.

Subscribe Now

No-Till vs. Mud, Fire & Water Facebook Videos

Twin-Row Cereal Rye Adds 35-Bushel Advantage in No-Tiller’s Irrigated Corn

Add Covers, Subtract Inputs & Multiply Profits with Systems Approach to No-Till

Must Read Free Eguides

Download these helpful knowledge building tools

Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

Top Directory Listings

Needham Ag Technologies, LLC

Needham Ag understands the role of technology in making better use of limited resources within a specific environment by drawing on a wealth of global experience to overcome the challenges facing today's farmers, manufacturers and dealers.

Titan International, Inc

Titan offers a full line of wheels, tires and undercarriage products for a wide variety of off-the-road equipment.

The Andersons PureGrade

The Andersons grows enduring relationships through extraordinary service, a deep knowledge of the market, and a knack for finding new ways to add value as we have done for nearly 70 years.

Articles Tagged with ''nitrogen fixation''

Top Articles

Current Issue

Must Read Free Eguides

Videos