Claim · model-written summary
Rhizobia from Mellitia thonningii nodulated only their host legume.
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e0“Rhizobia isolates from Mellitia thonningii were specific as they nodulated only their host legumes”
Title
Emmanuel Yaw Boakye; Innocent Yao Dotse Lawson; Stella Asuming-Brempong; et al. Tropical Agriculture 2017
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- Observation Indigenous rhizobia able to nodulate five tree legumes occurred in all three soils.
- Observation Native rhizobia populations ranged from 22 to 5200 cells per gram of soil.
- Observation Rhizobia from Leucaena leucocephala, Crotalaria ochroleuca and Cajanus cajan were moderately promiscuous.
- Observation Rhizobial strain NGR 234 was highly promiscuous.
- Observation Over 63% of 200 rhizobia isolates were ineffective on the five tree legumes.
- Observation Almost 18% of isolates were moderately effective or effective.
- Observation Ineffective isolates ranged from almost 43% for Acacia auriculiformis to 88% for Acacia mangium.
- Recommendation The authors recommend effective competitive strain inoculation for maximum nodulation and nitrogen fixation.