Scientists discover genetic ‘off switch’ in legume plants that limits biological ability to source nutrients
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Two genetic factors previously linked to above-ground shoot development are essential to differentiate symbiotic root nodules from lateral roots
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ENSA PI Pierre-Marc receives acclaimed award for symbiosis research
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An updated name to reflect our full vision: Enabling Nutrient Symbioses in Agriculture (ENSA)
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ENSA phase 3 launched
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A road map toward self-fertilising cereal crops
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Transcellular progression of infection threads in Medicago truncatula roots is associated with locally confined cell wall modifications
27 January 2023
University of Freiburg
Stabilization of membrane topologies by proteinaceous remorin scaffolds
27 January 2023
University of Freiburg
The innovation of the symbiosome has enhanced the evolutionary stability of nitrogen fixation in legumes
2 August 2022
Sergio M. de Faria, Jens J. Ringelberg, Eduardo Gross, Erik J. M. Koenen, Domingos Cardoso, George K. D. Ametsitsi, John Akomatey, Marta Maluk, Nisha Tak, Hukam S. Gehlot, Kathryn M. Wright, Neung Teaumroong, Pongpan Songwattana, Haroldo C. de Lima, Yves Prin, Charles E. Zartman , Janet I. Sprent, Julie Ardley, Colin E. Hughes and Euan K. James
Pseudogenization of the rhizobium-responsive EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE RECEPTOR in Parasponia is a rare event in nodulating plants
27 May 2022
Simon Dupin, Joël Klein, Luuk Rutten, Rik Huisman & Rene Geurts
Lipid exchanges drove the evolution of mutualism during plant terrestrialization
9 February 2022
Mélanie K. Rich, Nicolas Vigneron, Cyril Libourel, Jean Keller, Li Xue, Mohsen Hajheidari, Guru V. Radhakrishnan, Aurélie Le Ru, Seydina Issa, Diop Giacomo Potente, Elena Conti ,Danny Duijsings, Aurélie Batut, Pauline Le Faouder, Kyoichi Kodama, Junko Kyozuka, Erika Sallet, Guillaume Bécard, Marta Rodriguez-Franco, Thomas Ott, Justine Bertrand-Michel, Giles E. D. Oldroyd, Péter Szövényi, Marcel Bucher, Pierre-Marc Delaux*
Legume plants use hormones to balance nutrient sources
9 February 2022
Aarhus University