Nodulation and specificity in the legume genus Lotononis and description of novel Lotononis angolensis isolates

Ardley, J.K., Parker, M.A., De Meyer, S., O'Hara, G.W., Reeve, W.G., Yates, R.J., Dilworth, M.J., Williems, A. and Howieson, J.G. (2009) Nodulation and specificity in the legume genus Lotononis and description of novel Lotononis angolensis isolates. In: 15th Australian Nitrogen Fixation Conference, 8 - 13 November, Margaret River, Western Australia.

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Abstract

The legume genus Lotononis, (from the Crotalarieae tribe in the Genistoid clade of the sub-family Fabaceae) is of mainly southern African origin, comprising some 150 species of herbs and small shrubs. Our work has shown that Lotononis is nodulated by phylogenetically diverse root nodule bacteria and different specificity groups exist within the genus.