Episode 35: Alan Bennett - Nitrogen-fixing corn

<p>Farmers and many others are well aware that legumes such as soybeans are able to provide some of their own nitrogen through an association with symbiotic bacteria. &nbsp;Corn production requires the application of nitrogen fertilizers, which are costly in several ways. &nbsp;Listen to <a href="https://www.ucdavis.edu/">UC-Davis</a> professor <a href="https://bennettlab.ucdavis.edu/bennett-bio">Dr. Allen Bennet</a> describe his team's discovery of corn that is able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, and the future implications of his research.</p> <p>You can learn more about Dr. Bennett's research at <a href="https://bennettlab.ucdavis.edu/">https://bennettlab.ucdavis.edu/</a>. &nbsp;<em>The Atlantic </em>also published an interesting article regarding the discovery : <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/amaizeballs/567140/">https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/amaizeballs/567140/</a>. &nbsp;If you are interested in reading the scientific publication, it is available at <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2006352">https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2006352</a>. For further reading about the Haber-Bosch process, check out <em>The Alchemy of Air</em>, by Thomas Hager,</p>