root nodules
1Root nodule — Cross section though a soybean (Glycine max Essex ) root nodule. The bacterium, Bradyrhizobium japonicum, colonizes the roots and establishes a nitrogen fixing symbiosis. This high magnification image shows part of a cell with single bacteroids… …
2Root — This article is about the part of a plant. For other uses, see Root (disambiguation). Primary and secondary roots in a cotton plant In vascular plants, the root is the organ of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil. This is… …
3root tubercle — noun see root nodule * * * root tubercle noun A root nodule • • • Main Entry: ↑root * * * root tubercle, Botany. one of the small rootlike growths or nodules produced on the roots of leguminous plants by nitrogen fixing bacteria …
4root nodule — Gall like structures on roots that contain endosymbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria (e.g., Rhizobium or Bradyrhizobium is present in legume nodules) …
5Roystonea regia — Native habitat in Collier Seminole State Park, Florida Scientific classification Kingdom …
6Actinorhizal plant — Actinorhizal plants are a group of Angiosperms characterized by their ability to form a symbiosis with the nitrogen fixing actinomycete Frankia . This association leads to the formation of nitrogen fixing root nodules. ClassificationActinorhizal… …
7Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
8nitrogen fixation — 1. any process of combining atmospheric nitrogen with other elements, either by chemical means or by bacterial action: used chiefly in the preparation of fertilizers, industrial products, etc. 2. this process as performed by certain bacteria… …
9Nitrogen fixation — is the natural process, either biological or abiotic, by which nitrogen (N2) in the atmosphere is converted into ammonia (NH3).[1] This process is essential for life because fixed nitrogen is required to biosynthesize the basic building blocks of …
10Leghemoglobin — The oxygen carrier leghemoglobin (also legoglobin ) is a hemoprotein found in the nitrogen fixing root nodules of leguminous plants. It is produced by legumes in response to the roots being infected by nitrogen fixing bacteria, so called rhizobia …
