Rhizobial symbiosis refers to the mutually beneficial relationship that forms between plants and soil bacteria that fix nitrogen, termed rhizobia. The authors report that iron binds to and ...

Associative and symbiotic nitrogen-fixing microorganisms obtain these compounds from their host plants’ rhizospheres (National Research Council 1994, Hubbell & Kidder 2009). Industries use the ...

Central to this discovery is the role of a plant gene in calcium signaling pathways ... Medicago truncatula significantly boosted symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal ...

Legumes thrive in low-nitrogen environments by partnering ... Cytokinin, a key regulator in root nodule symbiosis, maintains this oscillatory gene expression. Genes related to cytokinin ...

Both symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer have strongly influenced the evolution of insects," says Roy Kirsch. The analyses also revealed that the vast majority of the beetle species use either ...

Excitingly, the team used genetic approaches to show that the same gene mutation in wheat enhances colonization by nitrogen fixing ... improved association with symbiotic microorganisms is a ...

Both symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer have strongly influenced the evolution of insects," says Roy Kirsch. The analyses also revealed that the vast majority of the beetle species use either ...

While most vegetation types must extract most of their nutrients from fertile soil, mesquites and similar plants receive additional nitrogen from symbiotic bacteria, which enzymatically fix ...

This nitrogen is used to optimize photosynthesis rates allowing autumn olive to grow significantly faster than native shrubs. Autumn olive engages in a symbiotic relationship with Frankia bacteria in ...