Symbiotic leghemoglobins are crucial for nitrogen fixation in legume root nodules but not for general plant growth and development

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 531-535

  Ott, Thomas ^a   Van Dongen, Joost T ^a   Günther, Catrin ^a   Krusell, Lene ^a   Desbrosses, Guilhem ^a,b   Vigeolas, Helene ^a   Bock, Vivien ^a   Czechowski, Tomasz ^a   Geigenberger, Peter ^a   Udvardi, Michael K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 20144379269     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.042     Document Type: Article

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