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Plant-bacteria interactions with special emphasis on the kallar grass association

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Kallar grass is a highly salt-tolerant grass grown as a pioneer plant on alkaline, salt-affected soils in Pakistan. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and kallar grass were found to be in close association, which was even root-zone specific: rhizoplane and endorhizosphere were colonized by two different populations. Among theAzospirillum isolates originating from the root surface, some were of a new species, now namedA. halopraeferens. To study plant-bacterium interactions, this natural kallar grass association was chosen. The possible role of bacterial chemotaxis and oxygen tolerance are discussed.

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Reinhold, B., Hurek, T. & Fendrik, I. Plant-bacteria interactions with special emphasis on the kallar grass association. Plant Soil 110, 249–257 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02226805

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