A mechanistic molecular test of the plant-sanction hypothesis in legume-rhizobia mutualism

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 664-667

  Marco, Diana E ^a,b   Pérez Arnedo, Rebeca ^b   Hidalgo Perea, Ángeles ^c   Olivares, José ^b   Ruiz Sainz, José E ^c   Sanjuán, Juan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Legume rhizobia mutualism; Mechanistic molecular test; Plant host sanctions

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEGUME; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTUALISM; NODULATION; PERSISTENCE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SENESCENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

GLYCINE MAX; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 70349138836     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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