Soybean is one of the most important oilseed and fodder crops. Benefiting from the efforts of
soybean breeders and the development of breeding technology, large number of …

Most land plants benefit from endosymbiotic interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, including
legumes and some nonlegumes that also interact with endosymbiotic nitrogen (N)-fixing …

Legume plants are able to engage in root nodule symbiosis with nitrogen‐fixing soil
bacteria, collectively called rhizobia. This mutualistic association is highly specific, such that …

Lipochitin oligosaccharides called Nod factors function as primary rhizobial signal
molecules triggering legumes to develop new plant organs: root nodules that host the …

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation boosts legume growth and production in nitrogen-poor soils. It
has long been assumed that fixed nitrogen increases reproductive success, but until now …

A classic view of the evolution of mutualism is that it derives from a pathogenic relationship
that attenuated over time to a situation in which both partners can benefit. If this is the case …

Virtually since the discovery of nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium-legume symbioses, researchers
have dreamed of transferring this capability into nonlegume crop species (for example …

MicroRNAs are noncoding RNAs that act as master regulators to modulate various
biological processes by posttranscriptionally repressing their target genes. Repression of …

Legume root nodules convert atmospheric nitrogen gas into ammonium through symbiosis
with a prokaryotic microsymbiont broadly called rhizobia. Auxin signaling is required for …

Systemic autoregulation of nodulation in legumes involves a root-derived signal (Q) that is
perceived by a CLAVATA1-like leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase (eg GmNARK) …