Identification of tolerance to soil acidity in inoculant strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii
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Watkin, E.L.J., O’Hara, G.W., Howieson, J.G. and Glenn, A.R. (2000) Identification of tolerance to soil acidity in inoculant strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 32 (10). pp. 1393-1403.
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Abstract
The acid-soil tolerance of six strains (WU95, NA3001, WSM409, TA1, NA3025 and NA3039) of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii was assessed in a three-year cross-row field experiment in an acid sandy soil of pH 4.2. Strains WSM409, NA3039 and WU95 were more acid-soil tolerant than strains NA3025, TA1 and NA3001. Strains WSM409 and NA3039 colonised and persisted in acid-soil to a greater degree than strains TA1 and NA3001. The data from this study clearly identified strain WSM409 as a strain with outstanding potential for improving the production of clovers on acid soils.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Murdoch Affiliation(s): | School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology |
| Publisher: | Pergamon Press |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/17521 |
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