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Most of the work on this subject is associated with the Rhizobium/legume symbiosis, because the earliest interactions between rhizobia and legume host, at least for many important legume crops, are at the root hair-rhizosphere interface. Despite this, it is surprising that so few laboratories have published in this area of research: the presumed receptor(s) for communication molecules emanating from rhizobia would almost certainly be at the surface of the root hair.
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Ridge, R.W., Fredriksson, C.A. (2000). Molecules at the Tips of Root Hairs. In: Ridge, R.W., Emons, A.M.C. (eds) Root Hairs. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68370-4_6
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