Localizations of aluminum in soybean bacteroids and seeds

• DOI: 10.1128/aem.53.10.2548-2553.1987
• Publication Date: 2020-01-01T03:59:35Z
• Authors: L E Roth; J R Dunlap; G Stacey
• Keywords: Polyphosphate

Aluminum, long known to be detrimental soybean productivity, was localized in the polyphosphate granules (PPG) of bacteroids root nodules plants. By using energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, early infections were shown have typical PPG constituents. However, older and after digested intracellularly, aluminum also detected. These results indicate that accumulates a period when organisms been resident host cells high levels present at time their demise. At least some these laboratory-grown plants could come from seeds used.