Agriculture is facing up to an increasing number of challenges, including the need to ensure
various ecosystem services and to resolve apparent conflicts between them. One of the …

Endophytes are microorganisms that live within host plants for at least part of their life and
do not cause apparent symptoms of diseases. In general, beneficial endophytes promote …

Background The present study aims to study the effects of biofertilizers potential of
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Bradyrhizobium japonicum (B. japonicum) strains …

Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) is a root endosymbiosis between plants and glomeromycete
fungi. It is the most widespread terrestrial plant symbiosis, improving plant uptake of water …

Chitin, a polymer of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, is found in fungal cell walls but not in plants.
Plant cells can perceive chitin fragments (chitooligosaccharides) leading to gene induction …

Leguminous plants (such as peas and soybeans) and rhizobial soil bacteria are symbiotic
partners that communicate through molecular signaling pathways, resulting in the formation …

Rhizobial Nod factors are key symbiotic signals responsible for starting the nodulation
process in host legume plants. Of the six Medicago truncatula genes controlling a Nod factor …

In the model legume Medicago truncatula, we identified a new transcription factor of the
CCAAT-binding family, MtHAP2-1, for which RNA interference (RNAi) and in situ …

The use of biofertilizers is important for sustainable agriculture, and the use of nodule
bacteria and endophytic actinomycetes is an attractive way to enhance plant growth and …

Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AMs) are widespread symbiotic associations that are commonly
described as the result of co-evolution events between fungi and plants where both partners …