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An Evaluation of Rhizobium Survival in two Carriers new to Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. E. Elshafie  and
A. A. Elhussein
A. E. Elshafie
Affiliation:
Biology Department, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, Sudan
A. A. Elhussein
Affiliation:
National Council for Research, Khartoum, Sudan
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Summary

The suitability of charcoal and filter mud as carriers for the survival of Rhizobium isolates at low and high temperatures was investigated. Both carriers were found to be suitable and maintained high rhizobia populations (1.0 × 108 rhizobia g−1). In Sudan, inoculants can safely be stored for 6–10 weeks in the ambient temperature (up to 37°C).

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , July 1991 , pp. 319 - 321
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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