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Corn Variety Grabs Fertilizer from the Air

Corn Variety Grabs Fertilizer from the Air

Science Quickly

August 7, 20183m 21s

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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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