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Sep 2026
A cytokinin-NIN module drives spontaneous root nodule formation in alfalfa.
Alfalfa can form root nodules even in the absence of rhizobial bacteria in a process controlled by cytokinin and the regulator NIN, and initiated by the plant itself; these observations provide a foundation for engineering nodule-like organs in other crops.
Ya-Zhen Guo, Hong-Wei Guo, Shu-Jing Cheng et al.
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