We studied internal infection of bean seed by the halo bacterial blight pathogen Pseudomonas phaseolicola. Plants of halo blight susceptible Charlevoix and tolerant Montcalm, Seafarer, and Tuscola ...

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a leguminous plant that can form a symbiotic relationship with rhizobia in the soil. Rhizobia convert nitrogen in the atmosphere into ammonia, providing nitrogen ...

The cool weather of early spring is the perfect time to plant peas. They love the cool temperatures and have plenty of time to set fruit before the hot weather wilts them. As simple as this seems, ...

Paulo Pagliari and other researchers at the University of Minnesota are trying to see if a bacteria can be used to reduce the amount of nitrogen needed to grow crops. Reducing nitrogen is important to ...