Harnessing biological nitrogen fixation in plant leaves

YG Zhu, J Peng, C Chen, C Xiong, S Li, A Ge… - Trends in Plant …, 2023 - cell.com
The importance of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in securing food production for the
growing world population with minimal environmental cost has been increasingly …

Allelopathy and Allelochemicals of Imperata cylindrica as an Invasive Plant Species

H Kato-Noguchi - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Imperata cylindrica is native to Southeast Asia and East Africa and has become naturalized
in humid tropics, subtropics and warmer temperate zones of the world. The species is one of …

Diversity and regulation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in plants

P Xu, E Wang - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Plants associate with nitrogen-fixing bacteria to secure nitrogen, which is generally the most
limiting nutrient for plant growth. Endosymbiotic nitrogen-fixing associations are widespread …

Invasive Mechanisms of One of the World's Worst Alien Plant Species Mimosa pigra and Its Management

H Kato-Noguchi - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mimosa pigra is native to Tropical America, and it has naturalized in many other countries
especially in Australia, Eastern and Southern Africa and South Asia. The species is listed in …

Sourdough wheat bread enriched with grass pea and lupine seed flour: Physicochemical and sensory properties

G Cacak-Pietrzak, K Sujka, J Księżak, J Bojarszczuk… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Legume seeds, such as grass pea, yellow lupine, and narrow-leaf lupine, are highly
nutritious and offer a wide range of health benefits. The objective of this research was to …

Comparative phylogenomics and phylotranscriptomics provide insights into the genetic complexity of nitrogen-fixing root-nodule symbiosis

Y Zhang, Y Fu, W Xian, X Li, Y Feng, F Bu, Y Shi… - Plant …, 2024 - cell.com
Plant root-nodule symbiosis (RNS) with mutualistic nitrogen-fixing bacteria is restricted to a
single clade of angiosperms, the Nitrogen-Fixing Nodulation Clade (NFNC), and is best …

Bioactivity of wild and cultivated legumes: Phytochemical content and antioxidant properties

ED Myrtsi, E Evergetis, SD Koulocheri… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global demand for increased meat production has brought to the surface several
obstacles concerning environmental impacts, animals' welfare, and quality features …

Promotion of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Growth by Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms

ET Frezarin, CHB Santos, LR Sales… - Microbiology …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Brazil is an important peanut producer, but despite its high production, there still needs to be
an inoculant for the peanut crop. In addition, the use of microorganisms that promote plant …

Swiss agriculture can become more sustainable and self-sufficient by shifting from forage to grain legume production

B Keller, C Oppliger, M Chassot, J Ammann… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Switzerland's livestock production causes high environmental costs and depends strongly
on feed imports. While plant-based protein demand increases, the local grain legume …

Presenting a new approach for energy-exergy-environmental-economic evaluation of agroecosystems: a case study of the mung bean crop rotation

F Nadi - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2023 - Springer
Due to resource limitations and challenges caused by accelerating climate change, meeting
the world's growing nutritional needs in a more sustainable way has become an essential …