Plants need nitrogen to grow. Many legumes meet this need through a symbiotic relationship: They harbor bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen and make it available to the plant. Until now, it was ...

Abstract: Gallium nitride (GaN) devices are widely used due to their excellent performance when integrated into power electronics applications. However, owing to their low parasitic parameters and ...

Mathematicians sometimes think of their research as a garden and unsolved problems as seeds waiting to sprout. Some problems are analogous to tulip bulbs. As mathematicians work to solve them, they ...

Pea (Pisum sativum), a crop historically significant in the field of genetics, is regaining momentum in sustainable agriculture due to its high protein content and environmental benefits. However, its ...

Edited by Philip N. Benfey, Duke University, Durham, NC, and approved July 21, 2020 (received for review March 30, 2020) ...

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Abstract: In this paper, a simple root locus based graphical method is proposed to calculate all stabilizing (destabilizing) proportional controller set which provides time-delay independent stability ...

Root system architecture (RSA) – the spatial configuration of a root system – is an important developmental and agronomic trait, with implications for overall plant architecture, growth rate and yield ...