Zinc plays a crucial role in revolutionising agriculture

Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, have revealed the role of zinc in enhancing nitrogen fixation in legumes The study, led by Assistant Professor Jieshun Lin, identifies zinc as a secondary signal that legumes use to optimise nitrogen fixation, a process essential for plant growth and soil fertility. Zinc’s role in nitrogen fixation Nitrogen fixation, facilitated by symbiotic bacteria in root nodules, is crucial for converting atmospheric …