Abstract
How do plants create an environment in which symbiotic bacteria can reduce enough N2 to provide the plant with sufficient ammonium for growth? Gene silencing has now been used to show that legume haemoglobins are crucial.
MeSH terms
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Bacteria / metabolism*
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Fabaceae / genetics
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Fabaceae / microbiology
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Fabaceae / physiology*
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Leghemoglobin / genetics
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Leghemoglobin / metabolism*
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Nitrogen / metabolism
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Nitrogenase / metabolism
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Oxygen / metabolism
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Plant Roots / cytology
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Plant Roots / metabolism*
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Plant Roots / microbiology
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Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / metabolism
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RNA Interference*
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Symbiosis*
Substances
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Leghemoglobin
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Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
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Nitrogenase
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Nitrogen
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Oxygen