Open AccessInoculant Maturity Influences Survival of Rhizobia on Seed
Author(s) -
L. A. Materon,
R. W. Weaver
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.49.2.465-467.1985
Subject(s) - microbial inoculant , rhizobia , biology , trifolium subterraneum , rhizobium , agronomy , inoculation , horticulture , symbiosis , bacteria , pasture , genetics
Survival ofRhizobium trifolii on seeds of arrowleaf clover (Trifolium versiculosum Savi) and subclover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) was affected by the maturity of peat-, vermiculite-, and charcoal-based inoculants. Ten times more rhizobia survived on seed 4 days after inoculation when inoculants were stored (cured) before being utilized as compared with uncured inoculants. Increasing the curing time of inoculants beyond 4 weeks had little effect on increasing survival of seed-applied rhizobia.
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