title: [Nodulation as a model for studying differentiation in higher plants].
abstract: The stages of the legume-rhizobial symbiosis and nodule structure in various legume plants are briefly reviewed. Modern data on the mechanisms involved in the control of nodule initiation and morphogenesis are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Breeding, St. Petersburg State University, Russia. zlata-pavlova@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Z B
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Pavlova
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lutova
mesh_terms: D007887:Fabaceae / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000502:physiology*; D013559:Symbiosis