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Rhizobium Nodulation Factors:Synthesis and Induction of Plant Responses

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Advances in Molecular Genetics of Plant-Microbe Interactions

Part of the book series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture ((PSBA,volume 21))

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Rhizobia (now classified into three genera Rhizobium Bradyrhizobium and Azorhizobium)can elicit the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots of selected species of the legume family. Some rhizobia exhibit a narrow host range of nodulation; for example R. meliloti and R. leguminosarum biovar viciae nodulate respectively alfalfa and pea/vetch and not each other’s hosts [see 1]. In contrast Rhizobium sp. NGR234 has a broad host range, nodulating over 70 legume genera and even a non-legume Parasponia [2].

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Dénarié, J., Truchet, G., Promé, JC. (1994). Rhizobium Nodulation Factors:Synthesis and Induction of Plant Responses. In: Daniels, M.J., Downie, J.A., Osbourn, A.E. (eds) Advances in Molecular Genetics of Plant-Microbe Interactions. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0177-6_12

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