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Plant Structures > Plant Roots > Root Nodules, Plant

Preferred term

Root Nodules, Plant  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Plant Root Nodules

Scope note

  • Knobbed structures formed from and attached to plant roots, especially of LEGUMES, which result from symbiotic infection by nitrogen fixing bacteria such as RHIZOBIUM or FRANKIA. Root nodules are structures related to MYCORRHIZAE formed by symbiotic associations with fungi.

History note

  • 2007

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053204

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