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Measurements of multiplication in liquid culture indicated that fast-growing Lotus rhizobia (Rhizobium loti) were tolerant of acidity and aluminium (at least 50 μM A1 at pH 4.5). Slow-growing Lotus rhizobia (Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lotus)) were less tolerant of acidity but equally tolerant of A1. Both genera were able to nodulateLotus pedunculatus in an acid soil (pH 4.1 in 0.01M CaCl2) and the slow-growing strains were more effective than the fast-growing strains in this soil over 30 days.
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Wood, M., Cooper, J.E. & Bjourson, A.J. Response of Lotus rhizobia to acidity and aluminium in liquid culture and in soil. Plant Soil 107, 227–231 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02370551
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