Rewiring systemic nodulation control to engineer heat-tolerant nitrogen fixation in Medicago truncatula and chickpea
Manish Tiwari, L. V. Sairam Nagalla, Rakesh Kumar Swain, Swapnil Kumar, Valentina Infante, Junko Maëda, Manisha Yadav, Divya Mishra, Jean‐Michel Ané
This study identifies heat stress effects on legume nodulation and shows genetic manipulation can improve nitrogen fixation under high temperatures.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology