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luketrollope

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A different way to fix nitrogen discovered in a rare corn variety
« on: August 12, 2018, 04:27:32 PM »
Please see the article link to read about how this corn variety can produce nitrogen from a slime it creates that fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/corn-future-hundreds-years-old-and-makes-its-own-mucus-180969972/
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Re: A different way to fix nitrogen discovered in a rare corn variety
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2018, 08:11:01 PM »
Nice!
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Re: A different way to fix nitrogen discovered in a rare corn variety
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2018, 12:22:49 PM »
That's cool!

It is also cool that the genus Elaeagnus fixes nitrogen via a completely different set of bacteria than legumes. I like growing both in my yard as nitrogen-fixers (and for the different foods they provide). Maybe I should add 'slime corn' to my yard too :)
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