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प्रश्न
Give the biochemical events occurring in the root nodule of a pulse plant. What is the end product? What is its fate?
उत्तर
Nodule Formation:
- Rhizobium bacteria contact a susceptible root hair and begin to divide near it.
- After successful infection, the root hair curls.
- The infected thread of the root carries the bacteria to the inner cortex. The bacteria get modified into rod-shaped bacteroids. This causes the inner cortical and pericycle cells to divide.
- Division and growth of cortical and pericycle cells result in nodule formation.
- A mature nodule is complete with vascular tissues, which are continuous with the vascular tissues of the root.
Importance of Leghaemoglobin: Leghaemoglobin works as an oxygen scavenger and thus creates anaerobic conditions in the root nodule of a legume. Nitrogenase is highly sensitive to oxygen and needs an anaerobic condition to maintain its existence.
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