Corn at the UT Milan AgResearch and Education Center (IMAGE)
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The U.S. is the largest producer of corn in the world, but many southern farmers say they cannot afford fertilizer this year. UTIA researchers are working to reduce the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer by designing new corn plants that increase nitrogen uptake from the soil through the roots.
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Photo of corn plants by B. Brown, courtesy UTIA.
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