Article
Enhanced nodulation and nitrogen fixation in the abscisic acid low-sensitive mutant enhanced nitrogen fixation1 of Lotus japonicus.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2009
Tominaga Akiyoshi, Nagata Maki, Futsuki Koichi, Abe Hidetoshi, Uchiumi Toshiki, Abe Mikiko, Kucho Ken-ichi, Hashiguchi Masatsugu, Akashi Ryo, Hirsch Ann M, Arima Susumu, Suzuki Akihiro
Abstract excerpt
The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is known to be a negative regulator of legume root nodule formation. By screening Lotus japonicus seedlings for survival on an agar medium containing 70 microM ABA, we obtained mutants that not only showed increased root nodule number but also enhanced nitrogen fixation. The mutant was designated enhanced nitrogen fixation1 (enf1) and was confirmed to be monogenic and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
