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Studies on associative nitrogen fixation by antibiotic-resistant mutants of Azospirillum brasilense with genotypes of lentil (Lens culinaris) Rhizobium strains in calcareous soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. Rai
R. Rai
Affiliation:
Rajendra Agricultural University, Dholi Campus, Muzaffarpur 843121, Bihar, India
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Summary

Nitrosoguanidine-induced mutation frequencies for resistance to streptomycin, spectinomycin, erythromycin and novomycin were studied in Azospirillum brasilense. Lentil inoculated with A. brasilense and its mutants and Rhizobium strains produced increased nodule dry weight, nitrogenase activity of nodules and roots and grain yield compared with an uninoculated control.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 104 , Issue 1 , February 1985 , pp. 207 - 215
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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