Researchers from UC Davis, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Mars, Incorporated have made a remarkable discovery: an indigenous variety of Mexican corn that can also fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, instead of requiring synthetic fertilizers.
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Video Description: The video opens with the UC Davis and University of Wisconsin-Madison logos. Rapid clips of a 3-D rendered corn kernel and bright green crops are accompanied by a British male narrator that describes how nitrogen plays a necessary role in corn growth. The voiceover outlines the mountainous amount of money, energy and emissions that go into the production of synthetic nitrogen, the last of which has contributed to the vast dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. The gravity of this situation takes a turn as piano music plays, introducing an indigenous variety of corn grown in the mountains that can secrete nitrogen into a “usable form.” With more 3-D renderings, the voiceover explains the process of nitrogen fixation. Various researchers describe the plant in awe, as images of its cells and enzymes are displayed on the screen. A filmy substance called mucilage is exhibited in several renderings and shots as the researchers describe its role in housing nitrogen fixation.
6 авг 2018
