date:Jul 17, 2012
The multi-million sum from the Gates Foundation was officially signed two weeks ago and will fund a five year project investigating nitrogen fixation in the cereal grain.
Nitrogen fixation is the process of nitrogen in the atmosphere being converted into ammonia. Certain legumes, typically beans, naturally contribute to this process as bacteria in their root systems produces nitrogen compounds that aids plant growth. Once the plant dies, the fixed nitrogen is then released and naturally fertili