BMC Biol December 2019 PMID 31796086

Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops.

Vânia C S Pankievicz, Thomas B Irving, Lucas G S Maia, Jean-Michel Ané

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What people are saying

Discussions explore various aspects of the publication, with some emphasizing the environmental implications of synthetic fertilizer use in biofuel production, expressing concern about sustainability. Others highlight current research efforts in microbial and genetic engineering, reflecting a recognition of the importance of scientific progress. Tone varies from cautious optimism, as seen in posts mentioning ongoing development and challenges, to skepticism about the speed of achieving practical solutions, contributing to a balanced view of the article's significance.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the complexity and ongoing efforts in developing nitrogen-fixing systems for non-leguminous crops, with some expressing cautious optimism about the progress made.

InterestModerate interest

Posts demonstrate moderate curiosity, with several discussing technological challenges, the importance of genetic engineering, and environmental impacts, indicating a curiosity about advancements.

EngagementModerate engagement

Participants reference specific concepts such as biofuel sustainability, genetic engineering, and microbial microbes, showing a moderate level of in-depth discussion and engagement with scientific details.

ImpactModerate impact

The tone suggests awareness of the significant environmental and agricultural implications, but many posts emphasize ongoing challenges and limitations, indicating a perception of moderate potential impact rather than immediate breakthroughs.

Abstract in brief

  • The text discusses the importance of nitrogen in agriculture, highlighting how synthetic fertilizers, although initially beneficial, threaten environmental sustainability and global food security, leading to interest in biological nitrogen fixation as an alternative.
  • While legumes naturally form symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria called rhizobia, major cereal crops like rice, wheat, and maize do not, prompting research into understanding and engineering similar associations in these non-leguminous crops.
  • Advances in genetic and molecular research on root nodule symbiosis are paving the way for developing engineered nitrogen-fixing systems in cereals, but challenges remain in field application, requiring collaboration across multiple scientific disciplines and policymakers.

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Andrew McGuire
@agronomistag · X

Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes, the energy source, protection from oxygen, and transfer of fixed N are inferior, and so the rates fixed per year are much less. https://t.co/3JOUtlBbar https://t.co/2B8X4daROi

May 11, 2020 · 31 likes · 9 shares · 10,865 followers View post →
Pivot Bio
@pivotbio · X

Nitrogen-producing microbes are a critical step forward in the journey towards sustainable agriculture. We're proud to be pioneering the first #BNF microbe for corn! https://t.co/3DN0zI5Qnc

Oct 30, 2020 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 6,735 followers View post →
DonKeiller
@KeillerDon · X

Hogwash. Climate model uncertainty still exceeds the supposed radiative effect of CO2. in fact CMIP6 models are worse in some respects than CMIP5. #climatebrawl #ClimateCrisis #Climatechange https://t.co/XktnuxrCZG https://t.co/oEztMy3UB2 https://t.co/tliEeQxeeu

Jan 19, 2021 · 3 likes · 21,873 followers View post →
DonKeiller
@KeillerDon · X

Ever heard of fertilisers, plant breeding, genetic engineering? There are many projects to improve mycorrhizal associations and to engineer N-fixation in non-legumes. In fact I will be teaching on these topics in March. https://t.co/XktnuxrCZG https://t.co/LugIlzay5i https://t.co/YMnpYUtLAW

Jan 19, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 21,873 followers View post →
BMC Biology
@BMCBiology · X

Just #published: Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient #symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops A great new #review from @JeanMichelAne and colleagues: https://t.co/ZPl1I5xzoZ https://t.co/bBh5Tm6CgA

Dec 4, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 9,014 followers View post →
jon symons - @jonsymons.bsky.social
@symons_jon · X

@yestiseye @CognitiveVerb @simonahac @barnyard63 Engineering biology offers another pathway too: https://t.co/R91EMHUgvJ

May 4, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,293 followers View post →

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Edmondo Minisci
@EMG_00000 · X

RT @GlanderstonWood: https://t.co/Ki1EuHPP7v "#biofuel production depends on...synthetic #fertilizers and therefore #fossilfuel,which defea…

Jun 11, 2023 · 1 share · 843 followers View post →
GlanderstonWood
@GlanderstonWood · X

https://t.co/Ki1EuHPP7v "#biofuel production depends on...synthetic #fertilizers and therefore #fossilfuel,which defeats the very purpose of #biofuels...#nitrogen availability for #crops is a threat to the #sustainability of our #agricultural systems, economy,and #food supply"

Jun 11, 2023 · 1 share · 68 followers View post →
Dan Sideen
@sideen_dan · X

@healthsupreme Farmers are smart people. If there were ways to reduce fertilizer usage without affecting yield, they would do it. The best (long term) hope is the development of nitrogen fixing cereal crops https://t.co/kqc9G4mXlp

Jul 11, 2022 · 1,993 followers View post →
Chris Garvey (blocked by @DoctorKarl)
@determinatorx · X

@AngelicaOung it's not quite that simple. some thought needs to be expended to utilise this technology https://t.co/187dFB4kA5

Jan 2, 2022 · 1 like · 219 followers View post →
Maxym Reva
@MaxymReva · X

RT @MaxymReva: Review: Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient #symbiotic associations between #nitrogen-fixin…

May 9, 2021 · 5 shares · 13,625 followers View post →
James Davidson
@jamesd3142 · X

"Ironically, even biofuel production (e.g., corn ethanol) depends on the use of synthetic fertilizers and therefore fossil fuel, which defeats the very purpose of biofuels." https://t.co/bITP5bTNMS

Apr 11, 2021 · 432 followers View post →
DonKeiller
@KeillerDon · X

Hogwash. Climate model uncertainty still exceeds the supposed radiative effect of CO2. in fact CMIP6 models are worse in some respects than CMIP5. #climatebrawl #ClimateCrisis #Climatechange https://t.co/XktnuxrCZG https://t.co/oEztMy3UB2 https://t.co/tliEeQxeeu

Jan 19, 2021 · 3 likes · 21,873 followers View post →
DonHectorHogan
@DonHectorHogan · X

RT @KeillerDon: Ever heard of fertilisers, plant breeding, genetic engineering? There are many projects to improve mycorrhizal association…

Jan 19, 2021 · 1 share · 1,665 followers View post →
DonKeiller
@KeillerDon · X

Ever heard of fertilisers, plant breeding, genetic engineering? There are many projects to improve mycorrhizal associations and to engineer N-fixation in non-legumes. In fact I will be teaching on these topics in March. https://t.co/XktnuxrCZG https://t.co/LugIlzay5i https://t.co/YMnpYUtLAW

Jan 19, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 21,873 followers View post →
Christopher Voigt
@Geneticdesigner · X

RT @pivotbio: Nitrogen-producing microbes are a critical step forward in the journey towards sustainable agriculture. We're proud to be pio…

Oct 30, 2020 · 4 shares · 10,426 followers View post →
Pivot Bio
@pivotbio · X

Nitrogen-producing microbes are a critical step forward in the journey towards sustainable agriculture. We're proud to be pioneering the first #BNF microbe for corn! https://t.co/3DN0zI5Qnc

Oct 30, 2020 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 6,735 followers View post →
BIOCIENCIA
@BIOCIENCIA2013 · X

Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops https://t.co/zlH1l6r2k4

Sep 16, 2020 · 1,020 followers View post →
Terry Phillips, CCA-ON, 4R-NMS
@BigTNorthAg · X

RT @MaxymReva: Review: Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient #symbiotic associations between #nitrogen-fixin…

Jul 7, 2020 · 5 shares · 1,334 followers View post →
José Luis Pizarro
@PizarroJluis · X

RT @MaxymReva: Review: Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient #symbiotic associations between #nitrogen-fixin…

Jul 7, 2020 · 5 shares · 254 followers View post →
AG_GG_BG
@AG_GG_BG · X

RT @MaxymReva: Review: Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient #symbiotic associations between #nitrogen-fixin…

Jul 7, 2020 · 5 shares · 195 followers View post →
Brunancio
@BrunoGGiordan0 · X

RT @MaxymReva: Review: Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient #symbiotic associations between #nitrogen-fixin…

Jul 7, 2020 · 5 shares · 174 followers View post →
Dr Eric Brennan❤️thinking...outside..the produce
@EBrennanScience · X

RT @agronomistag: Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes,…

May 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 605 followers View post →
Paul Carter
@paulcagronomist · X

RT @agronomistag: Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes,…

May 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 287 followers View post →
Saurav Das
@thedassaurav · X

RT @agronomistag: Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes,…

May 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 887 followers View post →
Annaleena Ylhäinen
@AYlhainen · X

RT @agronomistag: Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes,…

May 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 4,859 followers View post →
Amit Kumar
@Amit_Kumar_PhD · X

RT @agronomistag: Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes,…

May 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 3,288 followers View post →
Amelia Genis
@AmeliaGenis · X

RT @agronomistag: Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes,…

May 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 1,121 followers View post →
grant_farquhar
@grant_farquhar · X

RT @agronomistag: Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes,…

May 11, 2020 · 9 shares · 2,760 followers View post →
1noeloconnor
@1noeloconnor · X

RT @agronomistag: Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes,…

May 11, 2020 · 9 shares · 6,090 followers View post →
Surendra Singh
@soil_health_guy · X

RT @agronomistag: Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes,…

May 11, 2020 · 9 shares · 1,373 followers View post →
Andrew McGuire
@agronomistag · X

Why we should not expect free-living N fixation to replace N fertilizer without genetic engineering. Compared to legumes, the energy source, protection from oxygen, and transfer of fixed N are inferior, and so the rates fixed per year are much less. https://t.co/3JOUtlBbar https://t.co/2B8X4daROi

May 11, 2020 · 31 likes · 9 shares · 10,865 followers View post →
jon symons - @jonsymons.bsky.social
@symons_jon · X

@yestiseye @CognitiveVerb @simonahac @barnyard63 Engineering biology offers another pathway too: https://t.co/R91EMHUgvJ

May 4, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,293 followers View post →
Kumar Selvaraj
@SelvarajGuru · X

Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops | BMC Biology | Full Text https://t.co/0nsAGCWuwi

Jan 9, 2020 · 1,647 followers View post →
Jorge C. Berny Mier y Teran
@JorgeCBerny · X

Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops Not yet https://t.co/FrqN1Jxmqg

Jan 9, 2020 · 431 followers View post →
sabine zimmermann
@BineMtp34 · X

Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient symbiotic associations... - https://t.co/r0naV16mcA #ScholarAlerts

Dec 8, 2019 · 371 followers View post →
Thomas Irving
@EndoSymb · X

https://t.co/1zsjtueQkA

Dec 5, 2019 · 116 followers View post →
Panagiotis Sarris
@PanosSarris · X

Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops. https://t.co/1HpOyWGdiF

Dec 5, 2019 · 1 like · 3,017 followers View post →
Seetharam Annadana
@SeethANNADANA · X

Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops https://t.co/Q7q5qROtMt

Dec 4, 2019 · 605 followers View post →
BMC Biology
@BMCBiology · X

Just #published: Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient #symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops A great new #review from @JeanMichelAne and colleagues: https://t.co/ZPl1I5xzoZ https://t.co/bBh5Tm6CgA

Dec 4, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 9,014 followers View post →