Nodules on the roots of peas and beans help the plant to secure its own nitrogen, reducing the need for artificial fertiliser. Professor Giles Oldroyd's group is researching how this could be ...

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 ...

like peas, beans and pulses, can obtain their own nitrogen through a natural symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, forming lateral root-derived organs called nodules. This nitrogen ...

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!

By converting nitrogen from the air into helpful compounds like ammonia, the bacteria aid plant growth. Hickey and her mother had found these nodules on the pea plants in their garden. Not ...

LSH1/LSH2 are required to make nodules an infectable and habitable organ for rhizobial bacteria: Confocal image of WT and lsh1/lsh2 roots 24 and 72 hpi with S. meliloti (n > 30 per genotype and ...