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Legume9
  • Medicago truncatula, the barrelclover, strong-spined medick, barrel medic, or barrel medick, is a small annual legume native to the Mediterranean region that is used in genomic research. (wikipedia.org)
  • MediPlEx - a tool to combine in silico & experimental gene expression profiles of the model legume Medicago truncatula. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • We asked how the plant, soil and microbiome are modulated by symbiosis between the model legume Medicago truncatula and different strains of Sinorhizobium meliloti or Sinorhizobium medicae whose nitrogen-fixing efficiency varies, in three distinct soil types that differ in nutrient fertility, to examine the role of the soil environment upon the plant-microbe interaction during nodulation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Legume species are important crops and special in their ability to engage in symbioses with both fungi and bacteria. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Medicago truncatula was proposed, about three decades ago, as a model legume to study the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis. (web.app)
  • беларуская 27 Apr 2014 Medicago truncatula, a close relative of alfalfa, is a preeminent model for studying nitrogen fixation, symbiosis, and legume genomics. (web.app)
  • Medicago truncatula (Barrel Medic) is a small annual legume native to the Mediterranean region. (web.app)
  • Comprehensive profiling of microRNAs (miRNAs) from the legume Medicago truncatula reveals the organization of miRNA-based regulatory modules in root biotic interactions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A gene expression atlas of the model legume Medicago truncatula. (mpg.de)
Affected by arbuscular mycor1
  • High‐throughput phenotyping reveals growth of Medicago truncatula is positively affected by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi even at high soil phosphorus availability. (edu.au)
Bacteria6
  • Afkhami, M. E. & Stinchcombe, J. R. Multiple mutualist effects on genomewide expression in the tripartite association between Medicago truncatula , nitrogen-fixing bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi. (nature.com)
  • Nuclear-associated Ca(2+) oscillations mediate plant responses to beneficial microbial partners-namely, nitrogen-fixing rhizobial bacteria that colonize roots of legumes and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi that colonize roots of the majority of plant species. (jic.ac.uk)
  • We re-grew the remaining 33 strains from frozen cultures (as above), and extracted DNA using the Zymo Quick-DNA kit for Fungi or Bacteria (Irvine, CA, USA). (datadryad.org)
  • From there, many plant defensins have been reported and studies on this class of peptides encompass its activity toward microorganisms and molecular features of the mechanism of action against bacteria and fungi. (frontiersin.org)
  • Each ecosystem has unique soil properties that cultivate a diverse array of microbial communities, which are primarily composed of bacteria, however archaea, protists, fungi, viruses, and other microscopic organisms can be found in varying abundances too. (pressbooks.pub)
  • They had defective copies of a gene called dmi3 , which made them each unable to form associations with nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria and root-enhancing fungi, respectively. (biofortified.org)
Rhizophagus4
  • It forms symbioses with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia (Sinorhizobium meliloti and Sinorhizobium medicae) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi including Rhizophagus irregularis (previously known as Glomus intraradices). (wikipedia.org)
  • plants highly colonized by the AM fungus Rhizophagus irregularis (Blaszk. (bvsalud.org)
  • Idag finns det 130 mellan Rhizophagus intraradices isolat BEG 141 och Medicago truncatula fotosyntesen hos växten Medicago truncatula via arbuskulär mykorrhiza(AM), Medicago Danmarks-Berga 13, Uppsala,Uppsala Län. (web.app)
  • Plants were placed in growing systems that include a separate compartment only accessible to the AM fungus Rhizophagus irregularis isolate 09 and in which various amounts of cesium chloride (0 mM, 0.5 mM, 1.5 mM, or 3.75 mM) were supplied. (ncsu.edu)
Symbiotic8
  • Ninety percent of the earth' s land plant species form symbiotic associations with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) (Gadkar et al . (scialert.net)
  • We show that three cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in Medicago truncatula are required for nuclear Ca(2+) oscillations and subsequent symbiotic responses. (jic.ac.uk)
  • Antisense repression of the Medicago truncatula nodule-enhanced sucrose synthase leads to a handicapped nitrogen fixation mirrored by specific alterations in the symbiotic transcriptome and metabolome. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • M. truncatula mutants deficient in symbiotic signaling did not show induction of MtHEXO2. (bvsalud.org)
  • Most plants, including cereal crops, engage in symbiotic interactions with beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which form highly branched structures in root cells, called arbuscules, for nutrient exchange with the plant. (cropsciencecentre.org)
  • Among soil microorganisms, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and bacterial Rhizobium can promote plant growth as well as control fungal diseases [ 2 ], suggesting that there is an interconnection of signaling pathways mediating root symbiotic and pathogenic interactions, and miRNAs are implicated in these biotic relationships. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Symbiotic signals are essential for the initial steps of interactions between legumes and both AM fungi and the root-nodule bacterium Rhizobium . (biomedcentral.com)
  • The discovery stems from Maria Harrison's focus on plants' symbiotic relationships with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. (globalplantcouncil.org)
Soil14
  • 2001). Providinga direct physical link between soil and plant roots, the Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (Am) fungi are important rhizospheric microorganisms. (scialert.net)
  • It has been indicated that Am fungi can colonize plant roots in metal contaminated soil (Vogel-Mikus et al . (scialert.net)
  • In slightly metal contaminated soil, most studies show that Am fungi increased shoot uptake of metals (Weissenhorn et al . (scialert.net)
  • Enhancement of sorghum grain yield and nutrition: A role for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regardless of soil phosphorus availability. (edu.au)
  • Like approximately 80% of higher plant species, legumes can form root endosymbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), whose root-external mycelium scavenges a large soil volume for soil nutrients, in particular phosphate. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The screening at Zone2Source was accompanied by a lecture by Malin Klein on mycorrhizal fungi and their interactions with plants in the soil. (annabelhowland.nl)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi interact with the roots of most land plants and help them to acquire various mineral resources from the soil, including potassium (K+). (ncsu.edu)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi help plants to capture nutrients from the soil, including sources of phosphorus and nitrogen, as well as water, that are critical to support plant growth. (cropsciencecentre.org)
  • The impact that mycorrhizal fungi have on crop nutrition, biomass and yield is largely determined by the crop genotype, rather than levels of mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. (cropsciencecentre.org)
  • The principles of regenerative agriculture, or organic farming have an important role in increasing soil health by reducing soil disturbance and chemicals that reduce the abundance of mycorrhizal fungi in soils and plant roots. (cropsciencecentre.org)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, in symbiosis with plants, facilitate acquisition of nutrients from the soil to their host. (uni-koeln.de)
  • This study aimed to investigate the relationships among AM fungi, plants and soil physical-chemical properties, and to determine the factors affecting the different-aged black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia ) growth on the Loess Plateau of China. (linyekexue.net)
  • 4) In general, black locust growth was synthetically affected by soil physical-chemical properties, AM fungi and plant nutrient status, whereas the factors positively affecting black locust growth varied with stand age. (linyekexue.net)
  • Plant roots exude strigolactone into the soil, and the compound stimulates AM fungi to grow and colonize the root. (globalplantcouncil.org)
Japonicus2
  • As in M. truncatula, the L. japonicus ram1 mutant lines show compromised AM colonization and stunted arbuscules. (uni-koeln.de)
  • Presymbiotic factors released by the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita induce starch accumulation in Lotus japonicus roots. (mpg.de)
Roots5
  • DNA-based characterization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with potato roots from the Andean region. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Overlaps in the transcriptional profiles of Medicago truncatula roots inoculated with two different Glomus fungi provide insights into the genetic program activated during arbuscular mycorrhiza. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • In our study, we identified miRNAs in hops and their expression patterns in the roots of susceptible and resistant hop cultivars in the early stages of infection with the fungus V. nonalfalfae . (researchsquare.com)
  • AM fungi colonize plant roots, creating an interface where the plant trades fatty acids for phosphate and nitrogen. (globalplantcouncil.org)
  • Once the roots are colonized or there is plenty of phosphate, the CLE genes suppress the synthesis of strigolactone, thus reducing any further colonization by the fungi. (globalplantcouncil.org)
Species3
  • By using labeled carbon to track the source of nutrient flowing through the arbuscular mycorrhizal system, the researchers have proven that the plants had indeed given more carbon to the more generous fungus species. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Plants Database includes the following 38 species of Medicago .Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. (web.app)
  • Growth Chamber Assay for Phymatotrichum Root Rot of Medicago Species. (okepscor.org)
Sinorhizobium1
  • Here we use whole-genome resequencing of a hierarchically-structured sample of 191 strains of Sinorhizobium meliloti collected from 21 locations in southern Europe to characterize the population structures of this bacterial symbiont and its host plant Medicago truncatula . (datadryad.org)
Glomus1
  • In this study, effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus etunicatum on tolerance of Cu toxicity in tomato plants was studied. (scialert.net)
Uptake1
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been used as a fertilizer that may improve root microenvironment, increase nutrient uptake and stress resistance of the plants. (plant-ecology.com)
Symbiosis between plants2
  • Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) is a symbiosis between plants and AM fungi that requires the intracellular accommodation of the fungal partner in the host. (frontiersin.org)
  • Establishment of symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi depends on fungal chitooligosaccharides (COs) and lipo-chitooligosaccharides (LCOs). (bvsalud.org)
Sucrose1
Arabidopsis2
  • The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana does not form either symbiosis, making M. truncatula an important tool for studying these processes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Similar to Arabidopsis miRNAs, a large number of M. truncatula miRNAs that belong to the first group are deeply conserved. (biomedcentral.com)
Nitrogen2
Nutrient3
  • For reciprocal nutrient exchange, AM fungi form intracellular arbuscules that are surrounded by the peri-arbuscular membrane. (frontiersin.org)
  • Very hard to image, they're vital sites of nutrient exchange between plant and fungi. (annabelhowland.nl)
  • After penetration, intracellular hyphae form fine-branched structures in cortical cells termed arbuscules, representing the major site where bidirectional nutrient exchange takes place between the host plant and fungus. (uni-koeln.de)
Root6
  • The compact root architecture1 gene regulates lignification, flavonoid production, and polar auxin transport in Medicago truncatula. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • This study examined the shoot and root transcriptome of barrel medic (Medicago truncatula Gaertn. (bvsalud.org)
  • Remodeling of root architecture, inhibition of primary root length, increase of root hair density and length, as well as associations with AM or AM-like fungi are typical developmental responses to low Pi [ 2 , 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A projection of 29 confocal optical sections taken at 0.2-µm intervals through the hyphal network in an inner cortical cell of a root of Medicago truncatula colonized by arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi. (botany.org)
  • Identification of transcription factors involved in root apex responses to salt stress in Medicago truncatula. (mpg.de)
  • Osbourn AE, Carter J, Papadopoulou K , Haralampidis K, Trojanowska M and Melton R (2000) Oat root saponins and root-infecting fungi. (uth.gr)
Transporters1
Emerging viruses1
  • Experienced in developing rapid responses to emerging viruses, Medicago received $173 million in federal funding for its Covid-19 vaccine research and to establish a manufacturing facility in Quebec City. (web.app)
Transcriptional1
  • Infection stages of charcoal rot fungus Macrophomina phaseolina in sesame revealed for the first time a transition from biotrophy via BNS (biotrophy-to-necrotrophy switch) to necrotrophy as confirmed by transcriptional studies. (nature.com)
Transcriptome1
  • A combined proteome and transcriptome analysis of developing Medicago truncatula seeds: evidence for metabolic specialization of maternal and filial tissues. (uni-bielefeld.de)
Bacterial1
  • The assembly of the genome sequence in M. truncatula was based on bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs). (wikipedia.org)
Fungal2
  • I've been working with research into arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant-fungal interactions from Toby Kiers' Lab at Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam for more than a decade. (annabelhowland.nl)
  • To discover how plants control the amount of fungal colonization, Harrison and Lena Müller , a postdoctoral scientist in her lab, looked at genes that encode short proteins called CLE peptides in the plants Medicago truncatula and Brachypodium distachyon . (globalplantcouncil.org)
Alfalfa1
Reveals1
Arbuscules1
  • Arbuscules are tree-like structures that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi grow inside pant cells. (annabelhowland.nl)
Plant5
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  • Medicago is a leader in plant-based technology having previously demonstrated its capability to be a first responder in a flu pandemic. (web.app)
  • Plant defensins also have been tested as biotechnological tools to improve crop production through fungi resistance generation in organisms genetically modified (OGM). (frontiersin.org)
  • Objective] Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, forming the symbiosis with the majority of terrestrial plants, can facilitate host plants to absorb nutrients from soils and thus improve plant growth. (linyekexue.net)
Genome2
  • The draft sequence of the genome of M. truncatula cultivar A17 was published in the journal Nature in 2011. (wikipedia.org)
  • A parallel group known as the International Medicago Gene Annotation Group (IMGAG) is responsible for identifying and describing putative gene sequences within the genome sequence. (wikipedia.org)
Colonization1
Crops2
  • Severe Verticillium wilt disease caused by the phytopathogenic fungus Verticillium nonalfalfae is the main factor in yield loss in many crops, including hops ( Humulus lupulus L. (researchsquare.com)
  • Why are arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi important to crops? (cropsciencecentre.org)
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Protists1
  • Chitin, the second most abundant biopolymer on earth after cellulose, is found in probably all fungi, many animals (mainly invertebrates), several protists and a few algae, playing an essential role in the development of many of them. (biomedcentral.com)
Expression2
  • Here, we analyzed the expression of a ß-N-acetylhexosaminidase gene of Medicago truncatula (MtHEXO2) and biochemically characterized the enzyme. (bvsalud.org)
  • Identification of potential early regulators of aphid resistance in Medicago truncatula via transcription factor expression profiling. (mpg.de)
Mutant2
  • The response was good, and before long I had three varieties each of beets and carrots, a new variety of oats, some mutant Medicago truncatula and rice, and also some special male-sterile onions. (biofortified.org)
  • Besides my own seeds that have a unique genetic background that makes a difficult-to-phenotype gene easily identifiable, the mutant Medicago and Rice seeds were a great addition. (biofortified.org)
Infection2
  • Hemibiotrophic fungi represent the most interesting group of pathogens since they use sequential biotrophic and necrotrophic infection strategies to invade and colonize host plants 1 . (nature.com)
  • Its low effective concentration towards fungi, ranging from 0.1 to 10 μM and its safety to mammals and birds makes them a better choice, in place of chemicals, to control fungi infection on crop fields. (frontiersin.org)
Kiers2
  • Researcher Toby Kiers of VU University Amsterdam and associates used M. truncatula to study symbioses between plants and fungi - and to see whether the partners in the relationship could distinguish between good and bad traders/suppliers. (wikipedia.org)
  • The screening at RADIUS Delft was accompanied by a lecture by Toby Kiers on mycorrhizal fungi and the work of SPUN. (annabelhowland.nl)
Genes1
  • However, the available PEBV-VIGS protocols are inadequate for studying genes involved in the symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). (biomedcentral.com)
Protein1
  • Intracellular establishment of AM fungi requires the VAPYRIN protein which is induced in colonized cells, and which localizes to numerous small mobile structures of unknown identity (Vapyrin-bodies). (frontiersin.org)
Model1
Characterization1