This week's look at what's new, bountiful or mysterious in the produce aisles. From the muddy bottom of ponds and rice paddies in Southeast Asia comes the lotus rhizome -- the tuber-like, ...

By testing the AM phenotype of nodulation-impaired mutants and complementation analysis, we defined seven Lotus japonicus common symbiosis genes (SYMRK, CASTOR, POLLUX, SYM3, SYM6, SYM15, and SYM24) ...

As the peak season for lotus root sales arrives, Hedong district in Linyi city is expanding its market presence with a great idea. A live-streaming station has been set up right by the lotus ponds, ...

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) by intracellular rhizobia within legume root nodules requires the exchange of nutrients between host plant cells and their resident bacteria. Little is known at the ...

Plants, including crops such as rice and wheat, obtain their essential mineral nutrients and water through their roots, making them an important interface between plants and the soil environment. The ...