Nitrogen signalling in plant interactions with associative and endophytic diazotrophic bacteria

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 5631-5642

  Carvalho, T L G ^a   Balsemao Pires E ^a   Saraiva, R M ^a   Ferreira, P C G ^a   Hemerly, A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Associative bacteria; Biological nitrogen fixation; Diazotrophic bacteria; Endophytic bacteria; Nitrogen signalling; Plant growth promotion

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CROP; ENDOPHYTE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENDOPHYTES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT ROOT NODULATION; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84930532684     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru319     Document Type: Review

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