The Model Legume Medicago Rruncatula (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Model Legume Medicago Rruncatula

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The model legume Medicago truncatula. The plant and its bacterial symbiont were used in a landmark University of Wisconsin-Madison study to detail the proteins involved in the process of nitrogen fixation, where plant nutrients are drawn from the atmosphere.

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Dhileepkumar Jayaraman and Shanmugam Rajasekar/Ane lab

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