This study found that bean inoculation with Rhizobium alone or in combination with P application, can increase grain yield of the two common bean cultivars. This indicates that recommending these ...

Abstract The interaction of bacteria with plants can result in either a positive, negative, or neutral association. The rhizobium-legume interaction is a well-studied model system of a process that is ...

Symbiotic communities in root nodules Another example of symbiotic mutualism is the bacteria of the genus Rhizobium which colonizes the root nodules of leguminous plants.

New signaling component important for plant symbiosis Date: August 1, 2019 Source: Aarhus University Summary: A proteomics-based protein-protein interaction study has led to the discovery of ...

The legume-rhizobium symbiosis is of immense biological and ecological importance. It is a major contributor to the global nitrogen cycle, and serves as a model to study plant–microbe interactions.

In many respects, this symbiosis parallels the older one between plants and beneficial fungi, Ané says. Indeed, he says legumes have "hijacked" the mycorrhizae system.

When Ané and his colleagues looked closer, they found that rhizobium symbiosis also employs mechanical stimulation. When the bacterium first contacts a root hair, the hair curls around the ...