A review of current knowledge concerning associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-legumes, with an emphasis on recent advances.
Tag - symbiosis
AJ Cann
Plant hormones in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses (Research in Context)
Although >80% of species form arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses, the roles of plant hormones in the associations are still being determined. Foo et al. critically review recent progress in our understanding of the...
botanyone
The cost of hosting ants
Hosting ants confers effective protection against herbivores, and swollen, hollow stems functioning as domatia have evolved many times in plants. Blatrix et al. study the allometry of stem secondary growth in Leonardoxa...
Purple acid phosphatase genes in soybean
Purple acid phosphatases (PAPs) are members of the metallo-phosphoesterase family and have been known to play important roles in P acquisition and recycling in plants. Li et al. identify 35 PAP genes from genomes of...
Molecular control of legume nodulation (Botanical Briefing)
Legume plants enter into symbiotic relationships with soil bacteria in order to obtain nitrogen to sustain plant growth. The nodulation associated with this is regulated in response to both internal developmental...
The ultimate packed lunch?
Image: Scott Camazine/Wikimedia Commons. Heterotrophy is so time-consuming: find prey, stalk prey, catch prey, consume prey… Preying all of the day and all of the night in some cases. How much more straightforward if...
Nigel Chaffey
Traps of carnivorous pitcher plants as habitats (Review)
Traps of carnivorous pitcher plants as habitats A great diversity of organisms, ranging from bacteria to vertebrates, survive and propagate in the otherwise deadly traps of carnivorous pitcher plants. Adlassnig et al...
Life in a place of death? Pitcher plants as habitat
It shouldn’t be a surprise that there are things living in guts. Whenever I turn on ITV there’s an advert for yoghurt with Yummy Tummy Bacteria. Apart from microbes, there can be relatively complex...
Alun Salt
