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Root Hair-Frankia Interactions in Actinorhizal Symbioses

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The term actinorhizae refers to the nitrogen-fixing nodular structures induced on roots of higher plants by the actinomycete Frankia (Tjepkema and Torrey 1979). Occurrence of actinorhizal nodules is reported for about 200 different plant species from 23 genera distributed over eight dicotyledonous families (Table 1; van Ghelue 1994). Except for the genus Datisca, all other actinorhizal hosts are woody shrubs and their geographical distribution is primarily temperate. Only some hosts of the families Casuarinaceae and Myricaceae are tropical. Actinorhizal plants possess great economic value as timber and fuel wood. They are also used extensively in land reclamation and as ornamental shrubs. Ecologically, actinorhizal plants are pioneer invaders of nitrogen poor sites (Baker and Schwintzer 1990).

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Bhuvaneswari, T.V., Solheim, B. (2000). Root Hair-Frankia Interactions in Actinorhizal Symbioses. In: Ridge, R.W., Emons, A.M.C. (eds) Root Hairs. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68370-4_18

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