Explain how rhizobium establishes a symbiotic association with the roots of leguminous plants .?( Is the answer to this question lies in the topic nodule formation)

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Dear student,,Rhizobium live freely in soil and in the root region of both leguminous and non-leguminous plants. However, they can enter into symbiosis only with leguminous plants, by infecting their roots and forming nodules on them.Rhizobium live freely in soil and in the root region of both leguminous and non-leguminous plants. The biology of the roots in legumes aids nodule formation.

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