A Biosensor-Based Leaf Punch Assay for Glutamine Correlates to Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Measurements in Legumes to Permit Rapid Screening of Rhizobia Inoculants under Controlled Conditions

A Biosensor-Based Leaf Punch Assay for Glutamine Correlates to Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Measurements in Legumes to Permit Rapid Screening of Rhizobia Inoculants under Controlled Conditions

Legumes are protein sources for billions of humans and livestock. These traits are enabled by symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF), whereby root nodule-inhabiting rhizobia bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen (N) into usable N. Unfortunately, SNF rates in legume crops suffer from undiagnosed incompati...

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Main Authors: Malinda S. Thilakarathna, Nicholas Moroz, Manish N. Raizada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
legume
symbiotic nitrogen fixation
nodule
rhizobia
biosensor
glutamine
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01714/full

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