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Short root mutant of Lotus japonicus with a dramatically altered symbiotic phenotype.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2000
Wopereis J, Pajuelo E, Dazzo F B, Jiang Q, Gresshoff P M, De Bruijn F J, Stougaard J, Szczyglowski K
Abstract excerpt
Legume plants carefully control the extent of nodulation in response to rhizobial infection. To examine the mechanism underlying this process we conducted a detailed analysis of the Lotus japonicus hypernodulating mutants, har1-1, 2 and 3 that define a new locus, HYPERNODULATION ABERRANT ROOT FORMATION (Har1), involved in root and symbiotic development. Mutations in the Har1 locus alter root architecture by...
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