AGROALNEXT UMAMIT Project: Sustainability in legume crops: analysis of amino acid transporters in the legume-rhizobium symbiosis
- Type Project
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
- Main source of financing NextGenerationEU
- Project website Web del Proyecto
Description
The Umamit project seeks to reduce soil pollution by using legumes that fix nitrogen from the air, thus decreasing the need for chemical fertilizers.
Contextual description
Legumes are a key crop for the sustainability of agricultural systems thanks to their ability to establish nitrogen-fixing symbioses with soil bacteria. This symbiosis allows them to obtain a source of nitrogen from the air, reducing the need for synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and minimizing their negative environmental impact. However, the establishment of this symbiosis is complex and requires detailed study for a thorough understanding. In the UMAMIT project, we have addressed the question of how nutrient exchange occurs between plant roots and the symbiotic bacteria.
Results
Identification of amino acid transporters involved in the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between leguminous plants and rhizobium bacteria. Characterization of the effect of their silencing on plant growth and amino acid composition.
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: Estíbaliz Larrainzar
- Mailing address: Not available
- Email coordinator/entity: estibaliz.larrainzar@unavarra.es
- Phone: Not available
Coordinators
- UPNA
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