Perception and action of nod factors in Rhizobium-legume symbiosis

Chapter 1Nod factor-induced host responses and mechanisms of Nod factor perception 11 Chapter 2Chapter 3Root hair deformation activity of nodulation factors and their fate on Vicia sativa 33Nod factor induced expression of leghemoglobin to study the mechanism of NH4NO3 inhibition on root hair deformation 47Chapter 4 Ethylene provides positional information on cotical cell division but is not involved in Nod factor induced tip growth 57Chapter S Sym2 of Pisum sativum is involved in a Nod factor perception mechanism that controls the infection process in the epidermis 67