1991•FEMS Microbiology LettersRequires access

Competitive interaction between non-nodulating and nodulating strains for nodulation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

Inderpal Singh, M. H. Ahmad

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We have examined the effect of a non-nodulating mutant (JRW3-SmD) on the nodulation ability of cowpea rhizobia (Bradyrhizobium sp.) strains JRW3 and IRC256. Nodulation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) by a nodulating Rhizobium strain is suppressed by the presence of a non-nodulating mutant. The msgnitude of suppression for nodule formation by nodulating strains varied between 40% and 80% depending on the strain and the time of inoculation.

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Key concepts: Vigna, Rhizobia, Bradyrhizobium, Biology, Strain (injury), Rhizobium, Symbiosis, Rhizobiaceae