Learn how fog bacteria may grow inside tiny droplets, break down formaldehyde, and change how researchers think about the air ...

Plant-associated bacteria engage in complex metabolic interactions. Here authors used microfluidics and computational modeling to identify molecular drivers of these interactions and disentangle their ...

Many plants have developed adaptations to environmental extremes such as drought and high salinity. Plant resilience can enhance the vast community of associated microorganisms, collectively known as ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising strategy plants use to thrive when an essential nutrient—sulfur—is in short supply. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The team, ...

Switch Bioworks, a biotechnology company focused on sustainable fertilizer, today announced the launch of field trials of its novel microbial fertilizer, with authorization from the U.S. Department of ...

Every grower wants bigger buds. Healthy plants. The kind of trichomes that glisten, with terpene and cannabinoid content that deliver the perfect full-spectrum high. That’s the goal, whether your ...

AMES, Iowa – Smarter use of the microbes that live in and around crops could pay huge dividends for farmers in the near future, according to an Iowa State University microbiologist. Gwyn Beattie, a ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 2: Zero Hunger and SDG 15: Life on Land. This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on Plant-microbe interactions.

Microbial factories provide a sustainable alternative to tree sap for producing elusive plant molecules, offering new insights into plant development. Plant SLs serve two roles: canonical ones act as ...

Bacteria that could help one of Africa’s staple crops resist a major pest have been identified by researchers at the University of California, Davis. Their findings, published March 26 in Cell Reports ...

The ocean is full of invisible workers. Trillions of microbes quietly break down carbon-containing organic matter, which ...

Among plant-based alternative proteins, plant-based cheese continues to have a function and taste problem. That’s where Plonts comes in. Company founders and co-CEOs Nathaniel Chu and Josh Moser say ...