Mexican Corn Aerial Roots Reduce Need for Fertilizer
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Jean-Michel Ané discusses how a variety Mexican corn creates its own nitrogren.
Jean-Michel Ané, Professor in the Department of Agronomy at UW-Madison, discusses the benefits of a variety of corn found in Oaxaca, Mexico. The corn secretes bacteria filled gel which converts atmospheric nitrogen into a form of nitrogen the corn can use as its fertilizer.
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Mexican Corn Aerial Roots Reduce Need for Fertilizer
Special | 55m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Jean-Michel Ané, Professor in the Department of Agronomy at UW-Madison, discusses the benefits of a variety of corn found in Oaxaca, Mexico. The corn secretes bacteria filled gel which converts atmospheric nitrogen into a form of nitrogen the corn can use as its fertilizer.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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