Expression and variation of the genes involved in rhizobium nodulation in red clover

RD Dinkins, JA Hancock, DM Bickhart, ML Sullivan… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is an important forage crop and serves as a major
contributor of nitrogen input in pasture settings because of its ability to fix atmospheric …

Genes Associated with Biological Nitrogen Fixation Efficiency Identified Using RNA Sequencing in Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

D Vlk, O Trněný, J Řepková - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Commonly studied in the context of legume–rhizobia symbiosis, biological nitrogen fixation
(BNF) is a key component of the nitrogen cycle in nature. Despite its potential in plant …

Quantitative genetic analysis reveals potential to breed for improved white clover growth in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium bacteria

SK Weith, MZZ Jahufer, RW Hofmann… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
White clover (Trifolium repens) is integral to mixed pastures in New Zealand and temperate
agriculture globally. It provides quality feed and a sustainable source of plant-available …

Comprehensive comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses of the legume genes controlling the nodulation process

Z Qiao, L Pingault, M Nourbakhsh-Rey… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen is one of the most essential plant nutrients and one of the major factors limiting crop
productivity. Having the goal to perform a more sustainable agriculture, there is a need to …

Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops

VCS Pankievicz, TB Irving, LGS Maia, JM Ané - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
Nitrogen is an essential element of life, and nitrogen availability often limits crop yields.
Since the Green Revolution, massive amounts of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers have been …

The Role of Rhizobium in Legume Crop Enhancement: Genetic Insights and Practical Applications

C Wu, L Qiu - Legume Genomics and Genetics, 2024 - cropscipublisher.com
Legume-rhizobium symbiosis represents a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture due to its
ability to biologically fix atmospheric nitrogen, significantly reducing the need for chemical …

Reference nodule transcriptomes for Melilotus officinalis and Medicago sativa cv. Algonquin

R Huang, WA Snedden, GC Dicenzo - Plant Direct, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Host/symbiont compatibility is a hallmark of the symbiotic nitrogen‐fixing interaction between
rhizobia and legumes, mediated in part by plant‐produced nodule‐specific cysteine‐rich …

Advances in host plant and rhizobium genomics to enhance symbiotic nitrogen fixation in grain legumes

SL Dwivedi, KL Sahrawat, HD Upadhyaya… - Advances in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Legumes form symbiotic relationship with root-nodule, rhizobia. The nitrogen (N 2) fixed by
legumes is a renewable source and of great importance to agriculture. Symbiotic nitrogen …

Discovery of novel plant interaction determinants from the genomes of 163 root nodule bacteria

R Seshadri, WG Reeve, JK Ardley, K Tennessen… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Root nodule bacteria (RNB) or “rhizobia” are a type of plant growth promoting bacteria,
typified by their ability to fix nitrogen for their plant host, fixing nearly 65% of the nitrogen …

Compatibility between legumes and rhizobia for the establishment of a successful nitrogen-fixing symbiosis

J Clúa, C Roda, ME Zanetti, FA Blanco - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
The root nodule symbiosis established between legumes and rhizobia is an exquisite
biological interaction responsible for fixing a significant amount of nitrogen in terrestrial …