Tests of field pea varieties this past summer in plot trials suggest some commercial varieties have more genetic resistance ...

But legumes, including beans, lentils, and peanuts, have a trick up their sleeve. They grow special root nodules that house friendly bacteria called rhizobia, which take nitrogen from the air and ...

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the University of Cologne, and the University of Copenhagen have uncovered a hidden talent of the Casparian strip—a root structure ...