Polyploidy alters plant genomes, phenotypes, and abiotic interactions. The effects of polyploidy on plant-biotic interactions however are less well known. One important plant-biotic interaction is the legume-rhizobia...
Tag - rhizobia
botanyone
Rhizobial communities do not explain differential invasiveness of Australian acacias
The ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen plays an important role in the successful establishment of introduced plants. Questioning the widely held belief that generalism in mutualistic interactions between legumes and...
Spotlight on macronutrients (Part 2): Nitrogen, in a bit of a fix…
In this and my next few posts we conclude our look at essential plant macronutrients that started in some previous articles, and this time concentrate on the last four of the nine elements – C, H, O, P, K, N, S, Ca and...
Nigel Chaffey
Invasive Mimosa does not share symbionts with native relatives
The legume genus Mimosa comprises approx. 500 species, most of which are native to the New World, with Brazil being the main centre of radiation, but ancient transoceanic dispersal resulted in the Indian subcontinent...
Nodulation in the crotalarioid Lotononis s.l. clade (Research in Context)
Comparatively few studies have examined nodulation or rhizobial association in the basal legume tribe Crotalarieae. Within the Lotononis s. l. clade, Ardley et al. characterize the rhizobia associated with Listia...
