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A comparison of nitrogen-fixing ability of peanut, cowpea and siratro plants nodulated by different strains of Rhizobium

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Acetylene reduction activity and nitrogen accumulation in the plant top per unit nodule mass were compared among peanut, cowpea and siratro plants nodulated by six different strains of Rhizobium. Peanut was found to have several fold higher values than cowpea and siratro for both parameters for all strains of Rhizobium which nodulated it effectively, but the bacteroid content of the peanut nodules was similar to those of cowpea and siratro.

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  1. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A & M University, 77843, College Station, Texas

    Dipankar Sen & R. W. Weaver

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Sen, D., Weaver, R.W. A comparison of nitrogen-fixing ability of peanut, cowpea and siratro plants nodulated by different strains of Rhizobium. Plant Soil 60, 317–319 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374116

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