Essentiality of Boron for Symbiotic Dinitrogen Fixation in Pea (Pisum sativum) Rhizobium Nodules.

Plant physiology ·Vol. 104 ·No. 1 ·1994-01-00 ·Pages 85-90

Bolanos L, Esteban E, De Lorenzo C, Fernandez-Pascual M, De Felipe MR, Garate A, Bonilla I

Abstract

The effect of boron deficiency on symbiotic nitrogen fixation in pea (Pisum sativum) was examined. The absence of boron in the culture medium resulted in a decrease of the number of nodules and an alteration of nodule development leading to an inhibition of nitrogenase activity. Examination of boron-deficient nodules showed dramatic changes in cell walls and in both peribacteroid and infection thread membranes, suggesting a role for boron in the stability of these structures. These results indicate that boron is a requirement for normal nodule development and functionality.

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Bolanos L.

Departamento de Biologia (L.B., I.B.), and Departamento de Quimica Agricola (E.E., A.G.), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.

Esteban E.

De Lorenzo C.

Fernandez-Pascual M.

De Felipe M. R.

Garate A.

Bonilla I.

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Article Info

Journal

Plant physiology

Abbr.

Plant Physiol

ISSN

1532-2548

DOI

10.1104/pp.104.1.85

Published

1994-01-00

Pages

85-90

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0401224

PMCID

PMC159165

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