Interactions between Root Symbionts, Root Pathogens and Actinorhizal Plants

Authors(1) :-Sarvjeet Yadav

Actinorhizal trees with nitrogen-fixing actinomycetes (Frankia sp.) as microsymbionts in root nodules play an important ecological role as pioneer plants on nitrogen-poor soils. Up to 200 perennial species, all trees and shrubs, distributed over about 20 genera, have been found to be nodulated with Frankia as the nodule symbiont. Some of those, e.g., Alnus spp. in temperate regions and Casuarina spp. in subtropical and tropical regions, have great potentials for biomass production and erosion control. The growth of such plants is largely dependent upon the presence of proper Frankia strains in the soil.

Authors and Affiliations

Sarvjeet Yadav
Assistant Professor Department of Zoology Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari, Haryana, India

Root Symbionts, Root Pathogens, Actinorhizal Plants

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 2 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 668-673
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1841179
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Sarvjeet Yadav, " Interactions between Root Symbionts, Root Pathogens and Actinorhizal Plants", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.668-673, January-February-2018.
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