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The Involvement of Root Hairs in Mycorrhizal Associations

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The involvement of root hairs in the establishment of the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis is well known although the root hair is by no means the only point of entry of the bacteria into the plant root. A number of legumes are invaded by the so-called “crack entry” mode of penetration (Sprent 1989) whereby rhizobia enter the root either between epidermal cells or through breaks made through the root cortex by elongating lateral roots. In root hair entry, rhizobia dock on the root hairs, which deform in response to secreted Nod factors, and then the rhizobia enter the curled root hair by means of an infection thread (see Chapter 15 this volume).

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Guinel, F.C., Hirsch, A.M. (2000). The Involvement of Root Hairs in Mycorrhizal Associations. In: Ridge, R.W., Emons, A.M.C. (eds) Root Hairs. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68370-4_17

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