Roles of Plant Hormones in Legume Nodulation
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Legumes play a crucial role in agricultural and ecosystems based on their ability to convert atmospheric nitrogen gas into plant-available ammonium in symbiosis with soil bacteria commonly called ‘rhizobia’. This nitrogen-fixing ability makes legumes attractive as an agricultural, economical and environmentally friendly crop as their requirement for nitrogen fertilizer is reduced, leading to a reduction of fertilizer run-off into ground and surface waters. Such contamination may lead to human health and environmental quality effects. In recent years, the cost of industrial nitrogen fertilizers has increased dramatically due to the rising cost of fossil fuel. This makes legumes more attractive as they provide alternatives to nitrogen fertilizer in a sustainable production system for manufacture of both food and fuel.
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