B. Lotocka et al., MORPHOGENESIS OF ROOT-NODULES IN WHITE CLOVER - I - EFFECTIVE ROOT-NODULES INDUCED BY THE WILD-TYPE RHIZOBIUM-LEGUMINOSARUM BIOVAR. TRIFOLII, Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 66(3-4), 1997, pp. 273-292
The research aimed at investigating the morphogenesis of cylindrical r
oot nodules in Trifolium repens L. induced by the wild type Rhizobium
leguminosarum biovar. trifolii strain 24. It has been demonstrated tha
t the ontogenesis of a nodule begins with a transverse division of cel
ls of the pericycle followed by the dedifferentiation and divisions of
cells of the endodermis and inner layers of the primary root cortex.
Shifting of the nodule meristem from its initially lateral to the apic
al position characteristic for cylindrical nodules was observed. Bacte
riocidal, conical and vascular tissues of the nodule are described up
to 42 days after inoculation. At that time typical degraded zone had n
ot yet appeared in the nodules.