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Study enhances understanding of soybean nodule structures for improved nitrogen fixation efficiency

A research team used synchrotron-based X-ray microcomputed tomography (SR-μCT) to non-invasively obtain high-quality 3D images of fresh soybean root nodules, quantifying the volumes of the central ...
Nature

Nodulation number tempers the relative importance of stochastic processes in the assembly of soybean root-associated communities

Identifying the ecological forces that structure root-associated microbial communities is an essential step toward more sustainable agriculture. Legumes are widely utilized as model plants to study ...
Phys.org

LSH genes associated with defining the shapes of stems, flowers and leaves required for N-fixing root nodules

Cambridge scientists have identified two crucial genetic factors needed to produce specialized root organs that can accommodate nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legumes such as peas and beans. In a ...
Nature

The type III effector NopL interacts with GmREM1a and GmNFR5 to promote symbiosis in soybean

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), is an important legume crop and an important source of protein and cooking oil for humans and animals 1. Chemical fertilizers are used extensively to achieve high ...
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Scientists reveal long-standing mystery of ENOD40, a pioneering gene in legume nodulation research that marks nodule identity

Figure 2. enod40-1-2/1 nodules have wild type-like morphology and MtENOD40 and MtNF-YA1 have similar spatial expression patterns during nodule primordium formation. A. Longitudinal plastic sections (7 ...
Science Daily

LSH genes associated with defining the shapes of stems, flowers and leaves required for N-fixing root nodules

The developmental regulators that confer the identity of N-fixing root nodules belong to a transcription factor family (LSH) more commonly associated with defining the shapes of stems, flowers and ...