Physiological responses of legume nodules to drought

The experimental work leading to the results displayed in this manuscript has been possible thanks to the continued funding provided by the Spanish Ministries of Education, Science and Innovation and, particularly, grant no. AGL 2008-00000069 and also the support provided by its Mobility Program to CA-I and the Department of Education (228/2008) of the Government of Navarra to EG. EL and EGQ were holders of grants from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (Plan FPU) and Universidad Publica de Navarra, respectively.

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