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From left, Valentina Infante, Bren Myers and Biswajit Samal inspect bacteria samples. They worked with professor Jean Michel-Ané to develop a bacterium that can be used to make biofertilizers stimulate plant growth.
Jean Michel-Ané's lab at the University of Wisconsin is the source of a bacteria that could potentially stimulate growth in corn crops, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers.
University of Wisconsin research recently developed a bacterium that can be used for biofertilizers to stimulate plant growth. Jean-Michel Ané, a professor in the UW-Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, said he’s optimistic the new bacterium will reduce fertilizer inputs for corn crops.
Jean-Michel Ané
Emily Bauer
Carter Jones writes about agriculture as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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