How legumes give oxygen to symbiotic bacteria in their roots
#symbiosis #microbiology #plantbiology #agriculture Researchers identified 2 transcription factors that control how much leghemoglobin is made in legume nodules. Leghemoglobin binds to oxygen & is red & gives legume nodules their pink color. Scientists discover the genetics inside legumes that control the production of an oxygen-carrying molecule, crucial to the plant's close relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The finding offers the potential to give other plants th