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Rhizobium can only fix nitrogen after it becomes a bacteroid within a root cortex cell.

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Rhizobium induces invagination of root hairs.

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Within an infection thread, Rhizobium is still extracellular to the plant.

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The infection thread can fuse with any root cell of an appropriate legume species.

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The infection thread can fuse with any root cell of an appropriate legume species.

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Which of the following statements about Rhizobium legume nodule formation is not true ?

The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Concepts Used:

Mineral Nutrition

Role of Nutrients: