ISSN:
1432-1890
Keywords:
Glomus
;
Nodulation
;
Rhizobium
;
Spore germination
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Certain flavonoids released from plants regulate activities of soil microbes at micromolar and nanomolar concentrations. Processes affected by these compounds include induction of nodulation gene transcription in rhizobial bacteria, promotion of chemotaxis in rhizobia, increase in growth rate of several bacterial species, and enhancement of Glomus spore germination and hyphal growth. Data on the amount and identity of flavonoids released from several crop plant species form a new basis for molecular genetic and ecological studies of the rhizosphere.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00206136
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