Identification of tolerance to soil acidity in inoculant strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii

Authors
Watkin, ELJ O'Hara, GW Howieson, JG Glenn, AR
Citation
Elj. Watkin et al., Identification of tolerance to soil acidity in inoculant strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii, SOIL BIOL B, 32(10), 2000, pp. 1393-1403
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
00380717 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1393 - 1403
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-0717(200009)32:10<1393:IOTTSA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The acid-soil tolerance of six strains (WU95, NA3001, WSM409, TA1, NA3025 a nd NA3039) of Rhizobium leguminosarum by. trifolii was assessed in a three- year cross-row field experiment in an acid sandy soil of pH 4.2. Strains WS M409, 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. (C) 2000 Elsevier Scien ce Ltd. All rights reserved.