Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis as a Tool to Enhance Restoration Success and Long-Term Sustainability of Longleaf Pine Savanna Forestry
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Organization
UNC - Greensboro
Award Date
Award Amount
27,500
Program Name
Flash Grant
Program Category
Research and Equipment Support
Principal Investigator
Sally Koerner
Fiscal Year
2023
Region
Piedmont
Project Description:
UNC-Greensboro received $27,500 to investigate the use of legume plants, which form symbioses with rhizobia bacteria to capture and fix atmospheric nitrogen, as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective biofertilizer in forest ecosystems, such as longleaf pine savannas.