Medicago and Rhizobium - Root Nodule formation in Barrel Clover from wur Watch Video
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Description: In this series of time-lapse movies we are zooming in on the root nodule formation of Barrel Clover (Medicago truncatula). This type of endosymbioses between the plant and Rhizobia bacteria is typical for legumes and plays a very important role in a healthy soil. Bacteria of the genus Rhizobium are capable of nitrogen fixing. The bacteria fix atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium. In a sense making fertiliser out of thin air.nnThe plant secretes chemical signals (flavonoids) to attract rhizobia. Th
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