Corn Variety Grabs Fertilizer from the Air
Aug 07, 2018•3 min
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Episode description
A variety of corn from Oaxaca, Mexico, has aerial roots that harbor nitrogen-fixing bacteria, allowing the corn to suck nitrogen straight from the air. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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