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Nine organophosphate and carbamate insecticides were tested for effects on ability of Azotobacter vinelandii to reduce acetylene. Only GardonaR, at higher concentrations, was significantly inhibitory. The same pesticides were tested with soybeans (Glycine max L.). Some minor phytotoxic effects were noted, but there was no inhibition of the ability of the excised nodules of the plants to reduce acetylene.
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Published with the approval of the Director of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station as Journal Article No. 726. Portion of a thesis presented by the senior author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M.S. degree in bacteriology at North Dakota State University.
Published with the approval of the Director of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station as Journal Article No. 726. Portion of a thesis presented by the senior author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M.S. degree in bacteriology at North Dakota State University.
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Rodell, S., Funke, B.R. & Schulz, J.T. Effects of insecticides on acetylene reduction by Azotobacter vinelandii and soybean nodules. Plant Soil 47, 375–381 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00011496
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