Abstract:
The
Frankia-actinorhizal plant root symbiosis occurs in 8 families of angiosperms.Phylogenetic analyses show that
Frankia can be defined as 4 chades and a close relationship appears between the hosts and
Frankia clades.Though there have been many studies on cross inoculation of
Frankia,no reports showed gene variation after inocuation.Nodules of
A.nepalensis from Dali were inoculated to
Alnus nepalensis seedlings from Kunming and Wuding,the nodules were collected and reinoculated to new seedlings for several times.seedlings nodules of
A.nepalensis and A.ferdinandi-coburgii from Wuding were done the same inoculation in the experiment.After inoculation,
Frankia 16 S rRNA genes in seedlings nodules were amplified,and analyzed with ARDRA technique.The results show that the ARDRA band pattern of
Frankia 16 S rRNA gene in inoculating nodules was the same as in the original seedlings nodules.