Root Nodules, Plant

Synonyms

Nodule, Plant Root

Nodules, Plant Root

Plant Root Nodule

Plant Root Nodules

Root Nodule, Plant

Knobbed structures formed from and attached to plant roots, especially of LEGUMES, which result from symbiotic infection by nitrogen fixing bacteria such as RHIZOBIUM or FRANKIA. Root nodules are structures related to MYCORRHIZAE formed by symbiotic associations with fungi.