New advance in the biological fixation of nitrogen in rice
Published Date: 10/6/2022
Source: phys.org
Researchers from the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA), in collaboration with the University of Lleida-Agrotecnio and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), have succeeded in producing the first transgenic cereals that express two key components of nitrogenase, the enzyme that fixes atmospheric nitrogen by converting it into ammonia.