Abstract
The development of root nodules in Lupinus luteus infected by Rhizobium lupini was studied using cytological methods. The results obtained from examination of material sampled 6, 9, 13, 15, 20, 29 and 60 days after infection are given. The successive stages of development are described and the cytological characteristics of the tissue are presented. The mitotic divisions of the root cortex parenchyma cells, which initiated the formation of the nodule primordium, were accompanied by structural changes in the root hairs and divisions in the root pericycle. The development of the nodule was associated with the activity of the lateral meristems, which encompass both the infected cells and cells not containing bacteroids Characteristics of bacteria found in the symplast and apoplast of the bacteroid tissue are given.
Keywords
bacteroid; nodule; Lupinus luteus; Rhizobium Iupini; bacteroid tissue