Cytokinin Induction of Root Nodule Primordia in Lotus japonicus Is Regulated by a Mechanism Operating in the Root Cortex

Cytokinin plays a central role in the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules following inoculation with rhizobia. We show that exogenous cytokinin induces formation of discrete and easily visible nodule primordia in Lotus japonicus roots. The expression of nodulin genes was up-regulated upon cyto...

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Main Authors: Anne Birgitte Heckmann, Niels Sandal, Anita Søndergaard Bek, Lene Heegaard Madsen, Anna Jurkiewicz, Mette Wibroe Nielsen, Leila Tirichine, Jens Stougaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2011-11-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-05-11-0142