MtNRT2.1 controls root nodule formation in response to the ambient nitrate concentration
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLuo et al. investigate how nitrate transporters direct root nodule formation in a legume.
By Zhenpeng Luo & Fang Xie
CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Background: Nitrogen…