Bacteria inside root nodules need oxygen to survive. A pink or red color inside a nodule indicates the oxygen supply is robust and the bacteria are thriving. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

These beneficial bacteria are housed in root nodules formed on legume roots. However, the uncontrolled formation of numerous ...

the formation of the young nodule is brought about by the multiplication and growth in size of the root-cells, principally in the cortex. In lucerne and clover, the bacteria are at first enclosed ...

In all of these cases, “you create this emergent organ that would only exist in the context of the interaction,” says Joel Sachs, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Riverside ...

The specific interaction of the bacteria with alfalfa root hairs results in the development of root nodules, differentiated plant structures containing intracellular bacteria. These bacteria reduce ...

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A novel nitrogen-fixing bacterial seed treatment could prove especially beneficial this spring in pulse crops with lower ...

The key to their success is a type of bacteria called rhizobia, which lives inside nodules, or the little nubs ... So, the girls went to work. A root-hacking plan They attacked their work with ...