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ACCESSION: 35746941
AUTHOR:
Ahrabi-Fard, Susann E.
TITLE: The effects of herbicides on microbial and
mycorrhizal populations in native prairie, corn, and non-
native prairie vegetation, using the Biolog technique
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: ix, 83 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Abstract bound with thesis.
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern Iowa, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-80).
SUBJECT:
Bioremediation.
Mycorrhizas -- Effect of pollution on.
Herbicides -- Environmental aspects.
ACCESSION NO.: AAGC515308
TITLE: ECTOMYCORRHIZAL ACTIVITY AS AFFECTED BY SOIL LIMING
(ACIDIFICATION)
AUTHOR: ANDERSSON, SOLBRITT
DEGREE: FIL.DR
YEAR: 1996
INSTITUTION: LUNDS UNIVERSITET (SWEDEN)
SOURCE: DAI, VOL. 57-04C, Page 1149, 00114 Pages
ISBN: 91-7105-075-2
ABSTRACT: Acidification of the forest soils in southern Sweden due
to atmospheric deposition has become evident during
recent decades. To counteract further acidification,
liming of forests in the most affected areas has been
proposed. Most forest trees in the temperate and boreal
forest ecosystems live in symbiosis with ectomycorrhizal
fungi, and their uptake of mineral nutrients from the
soil is greatly influenced by the symbiosis. In this
thesis effects of liming on ectomycorrhiza have been
studied in relation to effects on root colonization,
fungal growth and nutrient uptake.
In field experiments the effects of liming on
ectomycorrhizal colonization of root tips were variable,
possibly due to different soil types and climatic
variations. However, a changed mycorrhizal community
structure could be detected.
Laboratory studies also showed that the substrate may
influence the outcome of lime applications; the nutrient
status of the substrate had a marked effect on how
mycelial growth was affected by liming. Under the
experimental conditions used in the studies presented in
this thesis, liming reduced the uptake of nitrogen and
phosphorus by both mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal
plants. The amount of extractable nitrogen and
phosphorus in the peat was also reduced by liming. The
latter could be due to either microbial or chemical
immobilization. The lime induced decrease in nitrogen
uptake was stronger in non-mycorrhizal plants than in
mycorrhizal plants. Thus, the mycorrhizal plants had a
higher ability to deal with the negative effects of
liming on nitrogen availability than the non-mycorrhizal
plants. This was not the case for phosphorus, however.
The lime induced decrease in phosphorus uptake was
stronger for mycorrhizal plants than non-mycorrhizal
plants, and in the highest lime treatment there was no
significant difference between the mycorrhizal and the
non-mycorrhizal spruce plants.
It was concluded that field studies of the effects of
liming on the ectomycorrhizal flora, which
systematically take into consideration the nutrient
status of the soil, are necessary to provide a better
basis for predicting the changes of the mycorrhizal
flora after liming. As a complement to this, the effects
of liming on the function of the ectomycorrhizal fungi
also have to be studied. In this thesis the effects of
liming on nutrient uptake were studied in one
ectomycorrhizal fungus, used as a model organism. Before
attempting to predict the general effects of liming on
the functioning of mycorrhiza, similar studies are
required using a number of other mycorrhizal fungi which
are believed to be of ecological importance.
ACCESSION NO.: AAG9715956
TITLE: EVALUATION OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA POPULATIONS FOR
ENHANCING SWITCHGRASS YIELD AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE (PANICUM
VIRGATUM, NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, ANDROPOGON GERARDII, BIG
BLUESTEM, SORGHUM BICOLOR, GLYCINE MAX)
AUTHOR: BREJDA, JOHN JOSEPH
DEGREE: PH.D.
YEAR: 1996
INSTITUTION: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN
ADVISER: Supervisors: LOWELL E. MOSER; KENNETH P. VOGEL
SOURCE: DAI, VOL. 57-12B, Page 7279, 00161 Pages
ABSTRACT: To enhance the economic viability of switchgrass
(Panicum virgatum L.) as a forage or biomass crop, rapid
stand establishment and high yields are needed using low
inputs, particularly nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)
fertilizer. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form
symbiotic relationships with mycotrophic species, and
can increase water and nutrient uptake by their host,
and colonization by AMF may be essential for plant
establishment and survival with mycorrhizal dependent
plant species.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculum was collected
from native and seeded switchgrass stands in Nebraska,
Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Virginia, and North Carolina.
Four switchgrass cultivars were inoculated with AMF from
each collection, and grown in sand cultures for 12 wk.
Mycorrhiza inoculated plants produced 15-fold greater
shoot and root yields, and recovered six-fold more N and
36-fold more P than non-mycorrhizal plants, indicating
that switchgrass is highly mycorrhizal dependent. Plants
inoculated with AMF from seeded switchgrass stands
averaged 1.5-fold greater shoot and root yields than
plants inoculated with AMF from native prairies.
Switchgrass, big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii Vitman),
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) and soybeans
(Glycine max (L.) Merr.) were grown for 12 wk in sand
cultures inoculated with three highly or three
moderately effective AMF populations. Switchgrass and
big bluestem responded similar to inoculation with the
different AMF. However, sorghum and soybeans responses
were different from switchgrass, suggesting that highly
effective AMF associated with seeded switchgrass stands
are not highly effective for these crops.
Switchgrass seedlings were inoculated with highly
effective, moderately effective, or indigenous AMF
populations, and grown in cone-tainers for 12-wk prior
to transplanting in a Sharpsburg silty clay loam (fine
montmorillonitic mesic typic Argiudoll) and an Ortello
loam (coarse loamy mixed mesic udic Haplustoll) near
Mead, NE. Switchgrass yield or N- and P-uptake were not
significantly different between the introduced and the
indigenous AMF at either site. This may have resulted
from the inability of the introduced AMF to compete with
the indigenous AMF for colonization of new switchgrass
roots.
ACCESSION: 36246605
AUTHOR:
Brejda, John Joseph.
TITLE: Evaluation of arbuscular mycorrhiza
populations for enhancing switchgrass yield and nutrient
uptake
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: v, 161 leaves ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nebraska--
Lincoln, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references.
ACCESSION: 36406827
AUTHOR:
Burkett, Virginia
TITLE: Effects of flooding regime, mycorrhizal
inoculation and seedling treatment type on the establishment
of nuttal oak (Quercus nuttallii Palmer)
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xii, 140 leaves ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Vita.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Stephen F. Austin State University, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-
136).
SUBJECT:
Mycorrhiza fungi -- Southern states.
Nuttal oak.
Quercus nuttalli.
ACCESSION: 34983330
AUTHOR:
Farmer, David Joseph, 1968-
TITLE: Characterization of ectomycorrhizal fungi
by amplification and subsequent restriction enzyme analysis
of the internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal RNA genes
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: v, 91 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Typescript.
Vita.
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Florida, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-90).
SUBJECT:
Plants -- Nutrition.
Ectomycorrhizas -- Genetics.
Ectomycorrhizas -- Identification.
Gene amplification.
ACCESSION: 38102368
AUTHOR:
Fisher, Diane Marie.
TITLE: The responses of tallgrass prairie grasses
from a central and a relictual site to inoculation with
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in native and foreign
combinations
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xvi, 199 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Colorado,
1996.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-
187).
SUBJECT:
Grasses -- Colorado -- Boulder.
Grasses -- Kansas -- Konza Prairie Research Natural Area.
Mycorrhizal fungi.
Symbiosis.
ACCESSION: 38536692
AUTHOR:
Green, Craig Dale.
TITLE: Transpiration of detached mycorrhizal and
nonmycorrhizal leaves fed varying abscisic acid, pH, calcium
and phosphorus
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: viii, 48 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Vita.
Thesis (M. S.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1996.
Bibliography : leaves 40-47.
SUBJECT:
Mycorrhizal fungi.
Plants -- Transpiration.
Plants -- Nutrition.
ACCESSION: 36458401
AUTHOR:
Luttger, Andrea Beate.
TITLE: Bedeutung der Wurzellange und der
nativen arbuskularen Mykorrhiza auf P-fixierende
Boden in Nordindien fur die Nahrstoff- und
Transpirationseffizienz bei Sommerweizen (Triticum aestivum
L.)
PLACE: Gottingen :
PUBLISHER: Gottinger Beitrage zur Land-
und Forstwirtschaft in den Tropen und Subtropen,
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: v, 165 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
SERIES: Gottinger Beitrage zur Land- und
Forstwirtschaft in den Tropen und Subtropen ; Heft 111
NOTES: Thesis--George-August-Universitat
Gottingen.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-149).
ISBN: 3884524372
ALT TITLE: Significance of root length and native
arbuscular mycorrhiza on phosphorus-fixing soils in northern
India for the nutrient and transpiration efficiency in summer
wheat (Triticum aestivam L.). eng
ACCESSION: 38292503
AUTHOR:
Miller, Michelle L., 1956-
TITLE: The effect of four composts on the
establishment of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in soilless
media
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 88 leaves, bound : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Typescript (photocopy)
Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references.
SUBJECT:
Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas.
ACCESSION NO.: AAG9635338
TITLE: INTERACTIONS OF VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI,
HERBICIDES AND CROPS
AUTHOR: NEDUMPARA, MERCY JOSEPH
DEGREE: PH.D.
YEAR: 1996
INSTITUTION: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
ADVISER: Major Professors: THOMAS B. MOORMAN; THOMAS E. LOYNACHAN
SOURCE: DAI, VOL. 57-06B, Page 3557, 00097 Pages
ABSTRACT: The vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi are
root symbionts associated with many vesicular plant
species. The contribution of VAM fungi on uptake of
herbicides by plant root systems and degradation of
herbicides in the rhizosphere and the consequent effects
on herbicide tolerance by crop plants were investigated.
The results of the different studies conducted on
herbicide uptake have demonstrated that colonization of
corn and soybean by the VAM fungus, Glomus epigaeus
enhanced the efficiency of root uptake of atrazine and
trifluralin. The hyphae of G. epigaeus were able to
absorb $sp{14}$C-atrazine from soil and translocate to
corn plants. Experiments conducted on the effect of
mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal rhizosphere on atrazine
degradation in soil showed that degradation of atrazine
in soil was not affected by corn and G. epigaeus.
Rhizosphere and presence of G. epigaeus enhanced bound
residue formation in soil. Experiments were conducted in
greenhouse conditions using low and high P soil that
simulated exposure of soybean and corn to atrazine and
trifluralin, respectively due to carry-over.
Colonization by VAM fungi significantly enhanced P
uptake and plant growth at lower concentrations of
herbicides. There was no effect of VAM fungi on plant
growth in high P soil. In low P soil the positive
effects of VAM fungi on plant growth due to enhanced P
uptake were more important than any negative effects due
to increased herbicide uptake.
ACCESSION: 36349278
AUTHOR:
Niemira, Brendan Anthony.
TITLE: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alter
productivity and morphology and decrease storage rot in
Solanum tuberosum under high input conditions
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: x, 104 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University.
Dept. of Botnay and Plant Pathology, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-
104).
SUBJECT:
Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas.
Mycorrhizal plants.
Potatoes -- Diseases and pests.
ACCESSION: 36868004
AUTHOR:
O'Neill, Elizabeth Gerry, 1946-
TITLE: The roles of mycorrhizae, soil microbes,
and microbially-mediated soil processes in forest tree
responses to rising atmoshperic CO2
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xiii, 145 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Vita.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1996.
Bibliography : leaves 126-144.
SUBJECT:
Trees
-- Effect of atomospheric carbon dioxide on.
Forest ecology.
Soil microbiology.
ACCESSION: 38913308
AUTHOR:
Page, Jennifer Marie.
TITLE: The effects of habitat fragmentation on the
mycorrhizal association of Phlox pilosa L., prairie phlox
YEAR: 1997
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: vii, 58 leaves, bound ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Typescript (photocopy).
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Iowa, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-58).
ACCESSION NO.: AAG9634826
TITLE: EFFECTS OF VESICULAR ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL (VAM) FUNGI
ON DROUGHT RESISTANCE OF NEEM TREES (AZADIRACHTA INDICA
A. JUSS) (GLOMUS INTRARADICES)
AUTHOR: PHAVAPHUTANON, LOP
DEGREE: PH.D.
YEAR: 1996
INSTITUTION: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
ADVISER: Chair: FRED T. DAVIES, JR.
SOURCE: DAI, VOL. 57-06B, Page 3601, 00166 Pages
ABSTRACT: Effects of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungus
Glomus intraradices Schenck and Smith, phosphorus (P),
and drought on growth, nutrient uptake, gas exchange,
water relations, water use efficiency, and carbon
isotope discrimination $(Delta)$ of neem trees were
studied in a series of glasshouse experiments. VAM
increased plant growth when soil P supply was low.
Growth enhancement was associated with increased
nutrient uptake, particularly P, increased
photosynthetic rate (A), stomatal conductance
$(gsb{s}),$ and greater arbuscule and extraradical
hyphae development. At high soil P, VAM colonization
decreased and VAM and Non-VAM plants had comparable
growth, tissue nutrition, A and $gsb{s}.$
VAM and Non-VAM plants of comparable size and tissue
nutrition responded to drought similarly. As a function
of soil P supply, however, VAM compensated for low P
supply, allowing VAM plants to have comparable growth,
tissue P, and other physiological parameters as Non-VAM
plants--which received higher P supply. Drought
decreased growth, leaf area, transpiration (E), A,
$gsb{s},$ leaf water potential, and turgor, but had less
effect on relative water content and osmotic potential
$(Psisb{pi}).$ Neem tree leaves had low $Psisb{pi}$ even
under non-stressed conditions. Osmotic adjustment did
not occur, but the relatively low $Psisb{pi}$ allowed
turgor maintenance at peak stress. Plant water relations
and A of stressed plants recovered to the level of non-
stressed plants after rehydration, while $gsb{s}$ and E
partially recovered.
Instantaneous water use efficiency (A/E) increased
during drought and recovery, except for a decrease at
peak stress due to very low A. The $Delta$ of fully
expanded mature leaves, remained constant regardless of
VAM or drought treatments. However, $Delta$ decreased in
younger expanding leaves which developed during a
drought period, indicating an increased long-term water
use efficiency of these leaves. Water use efficiency
estimated from the ratio of dry mass gained to water
lost, in contrast, decreased during a drought period,
due to less dry mass produced and loss of dry mass via
leaf abscission. Growth of droughted plants resumed
after rehydration. With low P supply, VAM increased
growth and new root regeneration during a recovery
period.
ACCESSION: 35001230
AUTHOR:
Schultz, Peggy Ann, 1961-
TITLE: Arbuscular mycorrhizal species diversity
and distribution in an old field community
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: viii, 126 leaves : ill. (some col.), maps
; 29 cm.
NOTES: Typescript.
Vita.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Duke University, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-
125)
ACCESSION: 37990776
AUTHOR:
Starrett, Mark Christopher, 1965-
TITLE: Isolation, storage, and use of ericoid
mycorrhizal fungi for improved acclimatization and subsequent
growth of micropropagated Pieris floribunda
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: x, 105 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Includes vita.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--North Carolina State University.
Includes bibliographical references.
ACCESSION: 35817907
AUTHOR:
Terry, Bridget N.
TITLE: The relationship between three plant
species and the seasonality of mycorrhizal colonization
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xiii, 91 leaves ; ill. 28 cm.
NOTES: Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern New Mexico
University, 1996.
Bibliography: leaves 37-44.
SUBJECT:
Mycorrhizal fungi.
Phytopathogenic fungi -- Host plants.
Graduate School, Biology.
ACCESSION: 38763484
AUTHOR:
Thorne, Mark Ervin, 1957-
TITLE: Arbuscular mycorrhizae influence on Secar
bluebunch wheatgrass growth in spoils, and, occurrence in
early-successional plant communities of the Midnite Mine,
north-central Washington
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xix, 158 leaves, bound : ill. (some col.)
; 29 cm.
NOTES: Computer-produced typeface.
Thesis (M.S.)--Washington State University, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references.
SUBJECT:
Mycorrhizal fungi.
Abandoned mined lands reclamation -- Washington (State) --
Stevens County.
Agropyron.
Centaurea.
Sewage sludge as fertilizer.
ACCESSION: 35754135
AUTHOR:
Turner, Stephen D. (Stephen Donald), 1969-
TITLE: An assessment of the mycorrhizal fungal
status of wetland prairie plant species :
implications for ecological restoration
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: ix, 115 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Thesis (M.S. in Biology)--University of
Dayton.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-79).
SUBJECT:
Mycorrhizal fungi -- Ohio -- Greene County.
Wetland ecology -- Ohio -- Greene County.
Zimmerman Prairie.
OTHER: University of Dayton. Dept. of
Biology.
ACCESSION: 35753889
AUTHOR:
Vigderson, Sarah Healy, 1969-
TITLE: The plant and mycorrhizal fungal community
dynamics of a desertified region of semiarid northern Chile
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xi, 114 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Thesis (M.S. in Biology)--University of
Dayton.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-
114).
SUBJECT:
Mycorrhizal plants -- Chile.
Mycorrhizal fungi -- Chile.
Deserts -- Chile.
Arid regions -- Chile.
OTHER: University of Dayton. Dept. of
Biology.
ACCESSION: 36794484
AUTHOR:
Wetzel, Paul Robert.
TITLE: The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in
prairie wetlands
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 107 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Typescript (photocopy)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Iowa State University, 1996.
Includes bibliography.
ACCESSION: 36418492
AUTHOR:
Workman, Sarah Weems, 1956-
TITLE: Growth and nitrogen fixation responses to
inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, varied soil
phosphorus, and water stress by Acacia spp. and Prosopis spp.
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: vi, 172 leaves : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Directed by Lindsay R. Boring.
Includes articles submitted to Forest ecology and management
and Mycorrhiza.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Georgia, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references.
ACCESSION: 35646792
AUTHOR:
Wright, Robert J., 1966-
TITLE: Fire effects on fine roots, mycorrhizae,
and nutrient dynamics in a southwestern ponderosa pine forest
PLACE: [Flagstaff, Ariz.] :
PUBLISHER: Northern Arizona University,
YEAR: 1996
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: x, 87 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Thesis (M.S.)--Northern Arizona University,
1996.
Includes bibliographical references.
SUBJECT:
Ponderosa pine -- Wounds and injuries.
Ponderosa pine -- Roots.
Mycorrhizal fungi.
Prescribed burning -- Arizona.
Fire ecology -- Arizona.
OTHER: Northern Arizona University. School of
Forestry.
ACCESSION NO.: AAG9638301
TITLE: NITROGEN FIXATION AND SYMBIOSIS OF CICER MILKVETCH
(ASTRAGALUS CICER L.) WITH RHIZOBIA IN A WYOMING
RECLAIMED RANGELAND
AUTHOR: ZHAO, ZHIPENG
DEGREE: PH.D.
YEAR: 1996
INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
ADVISER: Advisers: STEPHEN E. WILLIAMS; GERALD E. SCHUMAN
SOURCE: DAI, VOL. 57-07B, Page 4104, 00111 Pages
ABSTRACT: At the Shirley Basin Uranium mine, a reclaimed site in
Wyoming, the spatial distribution of dehydrogenase
activity, rhizobia and VAM fungal propagules around the
legume, cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer L.), and
adjacent grasses was studied. It was found that soil
depth was a significant factor influencing the
distribution patterns; soil microbial activities and the
symbiotic microbes were evenly distributed in the same
soil horizon; rhizobial population densities in soils
occupied by A. cicer were not significantly larger than
those in soils occupied by grasses.
Symbiotic N fixation of A. cicer was estimated in the
field using the acetylene reduction assay (ARA) and
$sp{15}$N dilution technique during the growing seasons.
The nitrogenase activity of A. cicer started in early
June, reached a maximum in late-June, then disappeared
in early August. Using $sp{15}$N dilution technique, the
conversion factor of $rm Csb2Hsb2$ to N$sb2$ was
determined as 2.6:1, and the annual N-fixed by A. cicer
at the Shirley Basin was 0.32 kg/ha. It was also found
that A. cicer and bromegrasses (Bromus biebersteinii
Roem. and Schult. and Bromus inermis Leyss.) benefited
each other when growing together. The symbiotic N
fixation of A. cicer was greatly enhanced in mixed-
culture, although there was no significant N-transfer
from A. cicer to bromegrasses. For comparative purpose,
symbiotic N fixation by some native legumes found in
rangelands, a riparian zone, and forests were also
evaluated using ARA.
Twelve bacterial isolates were made from the root
nodules of A. cicer; however, only two formed true
nodules with A. cicer. Transformation tests suggested
that the isolates lost genetic material during the
isolation process, and that the sterilized soil system
was able to act as a DNA donor to provide DNA plasmid(s)
to microbes in soil. The verified rhizobial isolates
were quite diverse and could be divided into three
groups based on characteristics of known ATCC strains.
Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv.
trifolii, bv. viceae, and Rhizobium loti of ATCC
rhizobia could nodulate A. cicer. Whereas the Shirley
Basin (SB) isolates could nodulate Medicago sativa,
Phaseolus vulgaris, and Melilotus officinalis but not
other species from Astragalus. Obviously, the SB
rhizobial isolates can be quite different, and the
rhizobia able to nodulate A. cicer may also be quite
diverse.
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