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biologist Joel Sachs conducting research on black-eyed peas

Tue, 08 Feb 2022
Black-eyed peas could help eliminate need for fertilizer

Popular legume attracts beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria

The ability of black-eyed peas to attract beneficial bacteria isn’t diminished by modern farming practices, new research from the University of …

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researchers surveying plants

Tue, 08 Feb 2022
Finding the salt-stress tipping point for coastal wetlands

Salt is poisoning soils past a point of no return for some marsh plants

The Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula covers more than 2,000 square miles on the North Carolina coastal plain, a vast expanse of forested swamps and tea-colored creeks. Many people would probably avoid a place where dense thickets of cane and shrubs and waterlogged soils can slow a …

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