Symbiotic efficiency of cowpea and Lucern Rhizobia of Alkali soils
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ArticleLanguage: English Publication details: India : Indian Society of Soil Biology and Ecology, 1998.ISSN: - 0971-2087
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The symbiotic efficiency of cowpea and lucerne rhizobial strains from alkaline soils were studied. Nine isolates of cowpea viz. CP1, CP2, CP3, CP6, CP7, CP8, CP9 and CP10 and eight isolates of lucerne viz. LUC1, LUC2, LUC3, LUC4 LUC5, LUC6 LUC7 and LUC8 were chosen for the study. Rhizobium strains obtained from NifTAL, TAL 173, TAL 1372 and Tal 1373 were used as reference strains. In cowpea, the TAL 173 showed maximum shoot, root, nodule and cumulative dry matter yield, followed by CP7. CP1 and CP2. Lowest dry matter yield was in no nitrogen control. In lucerne, TAL 1372 and 1373 showed maximum shoot, root, nodule and cumulative dry matter yield followed by LUC1 and LUC2. Lowest dry matter yield was in no nitrogen control. In cowpea, TAL 173 showed maximum nitrogenase activity. In lucerne, the TAL 1373 showed maximum nitrogenase activity followed by TAL1372, LUC1 and LUC2 whereas LUC6 showed lowest nitrogenase activity.
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Mahabaleswara, S.L. : No CIMMYT Affiliation
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