Root Nodules (IMAGE)

Norwich BioScience Institutes

Root Nodules

Caption

This is a magnified image of nodules on the root of Medicago. Nodules house the symbiotic bacteria key to the nitrogen fixation process.

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Andrew Davis, John Innes Centre

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