Expression and Variation of the Genes Involved in Rhizobium Nodulation in Red Clover.

ABSTRACT: Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is an important forage crop and serves as a major contributor of nitrogen input in pasture settings because of its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. During the legume-rhizobial symbiosis, the host plant undergoes a large number of gene expression changes, leading to development of root nodules that house the rhizobium bacteria as they are converted into nitrogen-fixing bacteroids. Many of the genes involved in symbiosis are conserved across legume species, while others are species-specific with little or no homology across species and likely regulate the specific plant genotype/symbiont strain interactions. Red clover has not been widely used for studying symbiotic nitrogen fixation, primarily due to its outcrossing nature, making genetic analys

SUBMITTER: Dinkins RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9655500 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature