Yield and nodulation of Phaseolus vulgaris and the competitivity of an introduced Rhizobium strain: Effects of lime, mulch and repeated cropping

Nineteen lines of Phaseolus vulgaris L. were identified as promising for nodulation ability in a sequence of 2 screenings from 1462 germplasm accessions. These 19 lines plus 4 checks were further evaluated over 4 sites (Rocklea in 1985; Hermitage, Kingaroy and Applethorpe in 1987) and were sown within split-blocks with main treatments of nitrogen fertiliser, inoculum applied, and control with nodulation dependent on indigenous rhizobia. Nitrogen fertiliser significantly suppressed nodulation at Applethorpe and Hermitage sites only. Inoculation with Rhizohium phuseoli strain CC511 was most effective at Applethorpe, the least fertile site. The control nodulated most at Kingaroy. Accession ICA2 1573 was exceptional in its ability to nodulate with indigenous or supplied inoculum, and in the presence of nitrogen fertiliser. This nodulating ability was also shown, less consistently, by accessions Epicure and Amarillo 155. Some accessions were treatment specific for nodulation level: the superior nodulation ability of Campbell 20 was strongly inhibited by nitrogen fertiliser; specific cultivar-Rhizobium strain compatibility was shown by Selection 46, Small White 38, and Red Mexican; BAT1 198 and G6637 were apparently incompatible with Rhizobium strain CC511. Other accessions showed site and treatment specific nodulation responses, while the check entry, Gallaroy, was consistently poor in nodulation throughout the trial.

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Rhizobium strain effects on pea: The relation between nitrogen accumulation, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity in nodules and asparagine in root bleeding sap

Physiologia Plantarum ◽

10.1111/j.1399-3054.1987.tb04343.x ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 71 (3) ◽

pp. 281-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Lis Rosendahl ◽

Iver Jakobsen

Keyword(s):

Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase ◽

Nitrogen Accumulation ◽

Rhizobium Strain ◽

Carboxylase Activity ◽

Strain Effects

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Effects of Combined Nitrogen on Nodulation and Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris

Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1017/s0014479700011066 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 303-311 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

K. O. Awonaike ◽

P. J. Lea ◽

J. M. Day ◽

R. J. Roughley ◽

B. J. Miflin

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Vegetative Growth ◽

Nitrogenase Activity ◽

Grain Legumes ◽

Rhizobium Strain ◽

Host Genetics ◽

Combined Nitrogen ◽

Nitrogenase Activities ◽

Low Levels ◽

Nodule Tissue

SUMMARYThe effect of Rhizobium strain and low levels of nitrogen on growth and nitrogen fixation was studied on 5 seedlines of Phaseolus vulgaris. All plants responded to irrigation when low levels of nitrogen were supplied throughout each experiment during vegetative growth, but the final seed yield was not significantly affected. All strains induced less nodule tissue and lower nitrogenase activity per plant when nitrogen was applied; some strains were less sensitive than others. The proportion of the plant's nitrogen estimated to be derived from fixation (based on acetylene reduction) and fertilizer was affected by host genetics. Nodulated plants had nitrogenase activities comparable with other grain legumes and responded to combined nitrogen during vegetative growth, but this was not reflected in grain yield.

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Identification of some major cytokinins in Phaseolus vulgaris and their distribution

Physiologia Plantarum ◽

10.1034/j.1399-3054.1996.960112.x ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 96 (1) ◽

pp. 77-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Russell D. Hammerton ◽

Bjorn Nicander ◽

Elisabeth Tillberg

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris

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