Summary
Nodulation of pea cv. Afghanistan and cv. Iran by a nodulating Rhizobium strain is suppressed by the presence of a non-nodulating strain. The degree of suppression varies, dependent on the Rhizobium strains used. There is a great variation in the competitive ability of the Rhizobium strains and this is not related to the ability to form root nodules. The critical period of competition is restricted to ca. 24 hours after inoculation.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Bohlool, B. B. and Schmidt, E. L. 1974 Lectins: a possible basis for specificity in theRhizobium-legume root nodule symbiosis. Science185, 269–271.
Chen, Ann-Ping, T. and Philips, D. A. 1976 Attachment ofRhizobium to legume roots as the basis for specific interactions. Physiol. Plant.38, 83–88.
Dazzo, F. B., Napoli, C. A. and Hubbell, D. H. 1976 Adsorption of bacteria to roots as related to host specificity in theRhizobium-clover symbiosis. Appl. Env. Microbiol.32, 166–171.
Gibson, A. H. 1968 Nodulation failure inTrifolium subterraneaum. L. cv. Woogenellup (syn. Marrar) Aust. J. Agric. Res.19, 907–918.
Lie, T. A. 1971 Symbiotic nitrogen fixation under stress conditions. Plant and Soil. Spec. Vol. 127–177.
Lie, T. A., Soe-Agnie, I. E., Muller, G. J. L. and Göktan, D. 1978 Environmental control of symbiotic nitrogen fixation: Limitations and flexibility of the legume/Rhizobium system.In Proceedings of Symposium in Soil Microbiology and Plant Nutrition. (W. J. Broughton, ed.) Kuala Lumpur, Malayan University Press,In press.
Lie, T. A. 1978 Symbiotic specialisation in pea plants: The requirement of specificRhizobium strains for peas from Afghanistan. Ann. Appl. Biol.88, 462–465.
Lie, T. A., Winarno, R. and Timmermans, P. C. J. M. 1978Rhizobium strains from wild and cultivated legumes: Suppression of nodulation by a non-nodulatingRhizobium strain. Microbial Ecology (Eds. M. W. Loutit and J. A. R. Miles) 398–401. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Parker, C. A., Trinick, M. J. and Chatel, D. L. 1977 Rhizobia as soil and rhizosphere inhabitants.In A Treatise on Dinitrogen Fixation (Hardy, R. W. F. and Gibson, A. H., Eds.). New York, John Wiley and Sons, pp. 311–352.
Purchase, H. and Nutman, P. S. 1957 Studies on the physiology of nodule formation VI. The influence of bacterial numbers in the rhizosphere on nodule infection. Ann. Bot., London N.S.21, 439–454.
Van Egeraat, A. W. S. M. 1975 The growth ofRhizobium leguminosarum on the root surface and in the rhizosphere of pea seedlings in relation to root exudates. Plant and Soil42, 367–379.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Winarno, R., Lie, T.A. Competition between Rhizobium strains in nodule formation: Interaction between nodulating and non-nodulating strains. Plant Soil 51, 135–142 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02205933
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02205933