LSH1/LSH2 are required to make nodules an infectable and habitable organ for rhizobial bacteria: Confocal image of WT and lsh1/lsh2 roots 24 and 72 hpi with S. meliloti (n > 30 per genotype and ...

A gene identified more than 30 years ago has now revealed its role as a natural microRNA (miRNA) sponge to fine-tune the ...

Symbiotic nodules are formed on the root of the plant, which are readily colonized by nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

The infection by nodule bacteria of the root hairs of Vicia hirsuta and of twelve species of Trifolium is described. The proportion of root hairs deformed by bacterial secretions varies between host ...

Conferring symbiotic root nodule organ identity The accommodation of nitrogen fixing bacteria is endosymbiotic, inside specialised cells in the root nodule and requires three key processes: 1) the ...

These beneficial bacteria are housed in root nodules formed on legume roots. However, the uncontrolled formation of numerous root nodules can impede root function.

She found GA accumulated in the nodule primordium (the zone in the root cortex where cells start dividing in the early stages of nodule formation) in Medicago infected with rhizobium bacteria.

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own ...

The development of root nodules and the subsequent ability to fix nitrogen requires new gene expression from both symbiotic partners. My lab has investigated the induction of nodule-specific plant ...

In hosts with determinate nodules, some bacteria may remain undifferentiated within the nodule and can reproduce when released into the soil during nodule senescence.

The authors add: “This study shows that nodule forming bacteria Sinorhizobium meliloti has been shown to nodulate in Martian regolith, significantly enhancing growth of clover (Melilotus ...