date:Dec 30, 2013
A new bacterium found in the roots of sugarcane could reduce the use of fertilizer in sugarcane production and improve yield, according to a new study published in the journal Microbial Biotechnology.
University of Queensland researchers searched for bacteria that were present in large numbers around the roots of thriving sugarcane plants.
Researchers discovered a new bacterium, Burkholderia australis, that promotes plant growth through a process called nitrogen fixation. The bacteria was test