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The value of biodiversity in legume symbiotic nitrogen fixation and nodulation for biofuel and food production.
Journal of plant physiology - 1 Jan 2015
Gresshoff Peter M, Hayashi Satomi, Biswas Bandana, Mirzaei Saeid, Indrasumunar Arief, Reid Dugald, Samuel Sharon, Tollenaere Alina, van Hameren Bethany, Hastwell April, Scott Paul, Ferguson Brett J
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Much of modern agriculture is based on immense populations of genetically identical or near-identical varieties, called cultivars. However, advancement of knowledge, and thus experimental utility, is found through biodiversity, whether naturally-found or induced by the experimenter. Globally we are confronted by ever-growing food and energy challenges. Here we demonstrate how such biodiversity from the food...
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