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A didactic use of soil bacteria from nodules on leguminous plant roots
Hands-on activities enabling students to extract bacteria from nodules of leguminous plant roots, to grow them and infect roots of different leguminous plants.
This activity can be done in a multiphase project starting from the growing of soil bacteria and free living nitrogen fixing bacteria using EIBE protocols
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Educational objectives. What will students learn? The students will investigate the nitrogen cycle, soil bacteria, seed germination, symbiosis between plants and bacteria, molecular mechanisms of a "natural" biotechnology.
Pre-knowledge and skills required by students The students will benefit from general knowledge about plant physiology
Time taken in lesson - 180 minutes or more
Preparation time - 30 minutes
Specialist equipment and materials required Culture medium for soil bacteria.
Authors Anna Pascucci & Angela Crimi
Nominated contact author Anna Pascucci
Contact author’s address COINOR, Università di Napoli Corso Umberto I 800137 Naples Italy
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