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Induction of nodular meristem in internal cortical cells. These cells divide to give rise to a mass of cells that actively replicate themselves. Medicago sativa. © INRA, TRUCHET Georges

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23 Jan 2016

Key factors for microorganism-plant symbiosis

On planet Earth, bacteria-legume symbiosis produces as much ammonia as the entire fertilizer industry. In the 2000s, INRA researchers characterised the key factors of this nitrogen-fixing symbiosis. Ten years later, they isolated their equivalents for plant-fungi symbiosis.