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Nitrogen-Fixing Cereals: Engineering nif Gene Clusters in Wheat Mitochondria

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Wheat engineered with bacterial nitrogen-fixing genes shows first-ever cereal nitrogenase activity, reducing fertilizer needs by 4%.

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First nitrogenase activity in a cereal crop

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9-gene nif cluster in mitochondria

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4% soil nitrogen independence

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