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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 February; 49(2): 465-467
Copyright © 1985, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Inoculant Maturity Influences Survival of Rhizobia on Seed

L. A. Materon and R. W. Weaver*

Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843

ABSTRACT

Survival of Rhizobium 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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* Corresponding author.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 February; 49(2): 465-467
Copyright © 1985, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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