scholarly journals Associative nitrogen fixation linked with three perennial bioenergy grasses in field and greenhouse experiments

GCB Bioenergy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1104-1117
Author(s):  
Jayani J. Wewalwela ◽  
Yuan Tian ◽  
Janet R. Donaldson ◽  
Brian S. Baldwin ◽  
Jac J. Varco ◽  
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1977 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. RICE ◽  
D. C. PENNEY ◽  
M. NYBORG

The effects of soil acidity on nitrogen fixation by alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) were investigated in field experiments at 28 locations, and in greenhouse experiments using soils from these locations. The pH of the soils (limed and unlimed) varied from 4.5 to 7.2. Rhizobia populations in the soil, nodulation, and relative forage yields (yield without N/yield with N) were measured in both the field and greenhouse experiments. Rhizobium meliloti numbers, nodulation scores, and relative yields of alfalfa decreased sharply as the pH of the soils decreased below 6.0. For soils with pH 6.0 or greater, there was very little effect of pH on any of the above factors for alfalfa. Soil pH in the range studied had no effect on nodulation scores and relative yields of red clover. However, R. trifolii numbers were reduced when the pH of the soil was less than 4.9. These results demonstrate that hydrogen ion concentration is an important factor limiting alfalfa growth on acid soils of Alberta and northeastern British Columbia, but it is less important for red clover. This supports the continued use of measurements of soil pH, as well as plant-available Al and Mn for predicting crop response to lime.



1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Rai

SummaryHigh-temperature-adapted strains RAU 1, RAU 2 and RAU 3 ofAzospirillum brasilenseC 7 were isolated from stepwise transfer to higher temperature (30 to 42 °C). One of the strains (RAU 1) showed more growth, greater nitrogenase and hydrogenase activities at 30 and 42 °C than parental and other temperature-adapted strains. This strain also showed growth and more nitrogenase activity from pH 6·5 to 8·0. Strain RAU 1 showed cross-resistance to penicillin (300/µg/ml) but not to streptomycin, kanamycin, viomycin and polymixin B at 30 and 42 °C. It was demonstrated in field plots in calcareous soil that seed inoculation with RAU 1 enhanced mineral uptake of cheena. Inoculation with RAU 1 led to a significant increase in associative nitrogen fixation, dry weight of roots, grain and straw yield of cheena compared with the uninoculated control with or without applied N, but the effect of seed inoculation with high-temperature-adapted strains was variable with different genotypes of cheena.



1982 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. E. Broadbent ◽  
T. Nakashima ◽  
Grace Y. Chang


1991 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Fritzsche ◽  
K. Huckfeldt ◽  
E.-G. Niemann


2008 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 57-68
Author(s):  
V.V. Volkogon ◽  
O.M. Berdnikov ◽  
E.I. Volkogon ◽  
N.P. Shtan’ko

The paper covers research data on technology elaboration of new biological preparation Microhumin. It was shown that combination of biologically active biohumus extract with the suspension of active nitrogen fixing strain of azospirills in certain ratio results in creation of preparation performing additive stimulatory effect on growth and development of spring barley plants and activity of associative nitrogen fixation.





1994 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Brejda ◽  
Robert J. Kremer ◽  
James R. Brown


2008 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
V.V. Volkogon ◽  
O.I. Bakun ◽  
E.I. Volkogon ◽  
N.P. Shtanko ◽  
P.G. Dulnev

The influence of plant growth regulator triman-1 on nitrogen fixing bacteria and nitrogen fixation process in barley root zone was studied in the laboratory and field conditions. It was shown that triman- 1 enhances associative nitrogen fixation activity when mineral nitrogen fertilizers (N30) was used. The use of triman-1 increases efficiency of associative symbiosis more effectively with the use of carboammonium salts rather than with ammonium nitrate.



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