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This project explores the genetic and molecular mechanisms of root nodule formation in legumes, focusing on the roles of specific proteins in coordinating developmental processes. Understanding these mechanisms could lead to advancements in engineering nitrogen-fixing capabilities in non-leguminous plants.
The root nodule symbiosis between legumes and rhizobial bacteria is the major natural source of biologically available nitrogen.
Plant perception of the bacterial signalling molecule Nod factor (NF) is sufficient to initiate nodulation in the root cortex.
However it is unlikely that NF can freely diffuse into cortical cells.
This implies that NF perception at the root epidermis activates a developmental process in the cortex and this is likely to involve localised changes in cytokinin (CK) level…
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