Possible role of nutritional priming for early salt and drought stress responses in Medicago truncatula

Most legume species establish a symbiotic association with soil bacteria. The plant accommodates the differentiated rhizobia in specialized organs, the root nodules. In this environment, the microsymbiont reduces atmospheric nitrogen (N) making it available for plant metabolism. Symbiotic N fixation...

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Main Authors: Christiana eStaudinger, Vlora eMehmeti, Reinhard eTuretschek, David eLyon, Volker eEgelhofer, Stefanie eWienkoop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2012.00285/full