Phosphate (Pi) is indispensable for life on this planet. However, for sessile land plants it is
poorly accessible. Therefore, plants have developed a variety of strategies for enhanced …

Members of the plant family Leguminosae (Fabaceae) are unique in that they have evolved
a symbiotic relationship with rhizobia (a group of soil bacteria that can fix atmospheric …

Legumes such as soybean are considered important crops as they provide proteins and oils
for humans and livestock around the world. Different from other crops, leguminous crops …

Worldwide, legumes are grown on approximately 250 M ha and fix about 90 Tg of N 2 per
year. Plants involved in biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) are particularly sensitive to …

Legume-rhizobium symbiosis in root nodules fixes nitrogen to satisfy the plant's nitrogen
demands. The nodules' demand for energy is thought to determine nitrogen fixation rates …

Legumes are an important plant functional group since they can form a tripartite symbiosis
with nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium bacteria and phosphorus-acquiring arbuscular mycorrhizal …

Background and Aims White lupin is highly adapted to growth in a low-P environment. The
objective of the present study was to evaluate whether white lupin grown under P-stress has …

Salinity stress adversely affects root nodulation symbiotic relationships, and ultimately the
nitrogen fixation capacity and the growth and yield of leguminous plants. Improving growth …

Legume biological nitrogen (N) fixation is the most important N source in agroecosystems,
but it is also a process requiring a considerable amount of phosphorus (P). Therefore …

Nitrogen and phosphorus are recognized as essential elements in crop production, but the
full extent of the requirement for these elements in the physiological processes leading to …