The Rhizobium ? legume symbiosis: observation of root infection by bright-field microscopy after staining with methylene blue
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Planta
- Vol. 161 (6) , 487-489
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00407080
Abstract
Staining of infected legume roots with 0.01% methylene blue facilitated the observation of the initial steps of the Rhizobium—legume symbiosis. It allowed particularly the visualization by bright-field microscopy of infection threads in the root hairs and the root cortex of the host plant.Keywords
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