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The survival of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli on seeds of bean was tested, using the cultivar Carioca. The seeds were treated seven days before inoculation with Benlate, Vitavax, Banrot, Difolatan or Ridomil fungicides. The rhizobial strains used were: CIAT 899, CPAC 1135 and CIAT 652. Strain CIAT 899 showed greater survival on the seed with fungicide than the other strains. Two hours after the contact with fungicides strains CIAT 652 and CPAC 1135 had significantly lower numbers of rhizobia than the treatment without fungicide. The Benlate and Banrot fungicides had the greatest effect on survival of rhizobial strains. There was a drastic mortality of the two strains, CIAT 652 and CPAC 1135, on seeds treated with Benlate and Ridomil. Under field conditions, granular inoculation produced fewer nodules, but a similar total nodule weight as seed inoculation. Serological tests (ELISA) showed that seed treatment with Benlate in connection with seed inoculation reduced drastically the occurrence of inoculated strains in nodules, while the same fungicide treatment and inoculation applied in the seed furrow did not affect the survival of the inoculated strain.
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Ramos, M.L.G., Ribeiro, W.Q. Effect of fungicides on survival of Rhizobium on seeds and the nodulation of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Plant Soil 152, 145–150 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016344
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