How legumes detect microbes: a novel EPR3-type LysM receptor kinase recognizes fungal β-glucans & rhizobial exopolysaccharides, and regulates infection by arbuscular #mycorrhiza & #rhizobia, in the model #legume #Lotus japonicus #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3MHEe2P

In Europe, #legumes cover <3% of arable land; more could contribute to greater #protein self-sufficiency & lower #environment impacts of #agriculture, and decrease N #fertilizer use. But most #legume systems have lower standard gross margins: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-022-00861-w #landuse

@trregeagle There are so many cool aspects about #peanuts. Peanuts belong to the #legume family (#Fabaceae) like peas, beans, chickpeas, or lupins fava beans.
As it is typical for legumes, the plants develop a close relationship with certain soil bacteria, which grow into the legume root and produce #RootNodules. Only in these nodules, these #bacteria start to fix nitrogen, which is then stred as #protein in the seeds of the #plant. That's why legumes are so valuable as #food.

I was trying to follow ecoevo folks from my @sfba account, but got overwhelmed and decided to add a verified account here so that I could peruse the Local timeline rather than following everyone.

We are currently studying #Bacteriophages of #Legume #Rhizobia Also, #Plant #Microbiome