Definition of Actinorhizal. Meaning of Actinorhizal. Synonyms of Actinorhizal

- Actinorhizal plants are a group of angiosperms characterized by their ability to form a symbiosis with the nitrogen fixing actinomycetota Frankia. This...
- Frankia is a genus of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants, similar to the Rhizobium bacteria found in the root nodules of...
- Phylogeny Website. The nitrogen-fixing clade contains a high number of actinorhizal plants (which have root nodules containing nitrogen fixing bacteria,...
- nitrogenase. Frankias—'actinorhizal' nitrogen fixers. The bacteria also infect the roots, leading to the formation of nodules. Actinorhizal nodules consist of...
- nodules are in the legume family Fabaceae, there are a few exceptions: Actinorhizal plants such as alder and bayberry can form (less complex) nitrogen-fixing...
- can fix nitrogen from the air, converting it into ammonia. They have actinorhizal root nodules on their roots in which the bacteria live. This process...
- Ceanothus is actinorhizal, meaning it fixes nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship with Frankia. Six genera within Rhamnaceae are actinorhizal, but Ceanothus...
- species of actinomycete filamentous bacterium that lives in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants in the genus Alnus. It is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium and forms...
- on 2 December 2016. Dawson JO (2008). "Ecology of Actinorhizal Plants". Nitrogen-fixing Actinorhizal Symbioses. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications...
- regarded as being invasive in South Africa. Casuarina equisetifolia is an actinorhizal plant able to fix atmospheric nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship...