Illustration (IMAGE) University of California - Riverside Caption UCR researchers have shown that some generic variants of the pea plant Acmispon strigosus are better than others at recruiting growth-promoting microbes into their root nodules. Credit UC Riverside Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.