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Rapa Nui’s Extinct Toromiro Tree Might Not Be Gone Forever
In the heart of Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island, a species long thought lost is taking root once again. The toromiro ...
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When to Use Soybean Inoculant
Rhizobia, the soil bacteria in question, form a symbiotic relationship with the soybeans to create nodules and fix nitrogen all season long. But sometimes soil might not have enough rhizobia for ...
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Rhythmic gene expression in plants is crucial for symbiosis with nutrient-providing bacteria, study finds
When rhizobia infect legume roots, root epidermal cells form infection threads, membranous tube-like structures guiding the bacteria to the inner root tissue where they can fix nitrogen. Rhizobial ...
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The Rhizosphere - Roots, Soil and Everything In Between
The plant rhizosphere -microbe relationships that have received the most attention include those of Rhizobia bacteria and their symbiotic plant partners, mychorrhizal fungi associations ...