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Bioactive cytokinins are selectively secreted by Sinorhizobium meliloti nodulating and nonnodulating strains.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Oct 2013
Kisiala Anna, Laffont Carole, Emery R J Neil, Frugier Florian
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria present in the rhizosphere of plants often synthesize phytohormones, and these signals can consequently affect root system development. In legumes, plants adapt to nitrogen starvation by forming lateral roots as well as a new organ, the root nodule, following a symbiotic interaction with bacteria collectively referred to as rhizobia. As cytokinin (CK) phytohormones were shown to be necessary and...
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