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The rhizobial strain isolated from wild arboreal legumes viz.Butea monosperma, Glyricidia sepium andAcacia nilotica effectively increased nodulation, shoot weight, pod weight, nitrogenase activity and also showed high competitive ability as compared to the homologous strains NC92 and G2 as well as chemical and absolute controls in groundnut. Thus, the findings of present study open a new field for exploring superior rhizobia from wild legumes, which can be used for improving the yield of cultivated legumes.
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Les souches rhizobiennes isolées de légumes sauvages arboricoles commeButea monosperma,Glyricidia sepium etAcacia nilotica ont effectivement augmenté la nodulation, le poids de la racine, le poids des cosses, l'activité de nitrogénase. Elles ont aussi montré une aptitude à la forte compétition par comparaison avec les souches homologues NC92 et G2 de même qu'un contrôle chimique et absolu de l'arachide. Aussi, les résultats de la présente étude ouvrent un nouveau champ pour l'exploration des rhizobia supérieurs de légumes sauvages, qui peuvent être utilisés pour l'amélioration du rendement de légumes cultivés.
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Wange, S.S. Response of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) to inoculation withRhizobium strains isolated from wild arboreal legumes. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 5, 135–141 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01741836
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