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Evidence of root nodulation and N2 fixation byParasponia parviflora Miq. found earlier by Akkermanset al. 1, 2 was confirmed, although with a lower value for N2 fixation. In contrast to the above-mentioned investigation, theParasponia trees examined in the present study were growing under natural conditions.
The evidence giving by Akkermanset al. 1, 2, that Trinick's Trema is aParasponia species was confirmed by cytological and structural studies of Parasponia root nodules, which resembled closely the ‘Trema’ root nodules of Trinick19. Moreover, evidence was obtained thatTrema cannabina Lour. growing in natural habitat on Java and two imported, hitherto unexamined,Trema species (T. micrantha andT. guineensis) bore no root nodules.
Isolates fromParasponia parviflora root nodules produced effective root nodules both in sterile Parasponia seedlings and sterileVigna unguiculata (cowpea) andMacroptilium atropurpureum plants confirming their identity as Rhizobium.
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Becking, J.H. Root-nodule symbiosis between Rhizobium and Parasponia (Ulmaceae). Plant Soil 51, 289–296 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02232892
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