Studies on Legume Root Hair Development: Correlations with the Infection Process by Rhizobium Bacteria

January 1996

Photini V. Mylona

Studysummary This review discusses the rhizobia-legume interaction, focusing on infection thread formation and its relation to root hair and pollen tube growth, and reports no new experimental results; the authors call for more studies on early nodulins' role.

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