Retrotransposon (Tnt1)‐Insertion Mutagenesis inMedicagoas a Tool for Genetic Dissection of Symbiosis in Legumes

Plant, Soil and Microbes

“…The Fabaceae or Leguminosae family includes three subfamilies: Faboideae (or Papilionoideae), Mimosoideae and Caesalpinioideae. Members of these families can grow in nitrogen-poor soils; therefore, they play a crucial role in the sustainable development of the agriculture (Pislariu et al 2015 ). One of the identifi ed roles of BNF is in poverty alleviation.…”

“…In general, the indeterminate nodules are formed by temperate legumes, and determinate nodules are formed by tropical legumes (Lotocka et al 2012 ). So far various functional genomics resources have been developed for the two model legumes Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus (Pislariu et al 2015 ).…”