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Stable foliar colonization of nanocoated nitrogen-fixing bacteria enhances crop nitrogen supply.
Yiwen Liao, Li-Mei Zhang, Dawei Xu, Qinghao Cao, Hang Wang, Ping Fang, Yong-Guan Zhu, Yuhong Cao
Published: 202610.1038/s43016-025-01280-2
Abstract
Biological nitrogen fixation through foliar application of nitrogen-fixing bacteria presents a promising route to reduce reliance on synthetic fertilizers but remains limited by challenges in bacterial adhesion and survival in the phyllosphere. We de…
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