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This paper reviews our efforts to determine whether antibiosis can be used as a means to regulate strain nodule occupancy by root nodule bacteria in the field. Our model system has been a potent anti-rhizobial peptide that can be produced in any strain of Rhizobium, Mesorhizobium, or Sinorhizobium upon addition the tfxABCDEFG cassette. This set of genes has been shown to enhance the nodulation competitiveness of root nodule bacteria under a variety of conditions including field conditions over two seasons. Most recently, we are testing the field efficacy of constructs that possess the TFX production and resistance genes as well as genes for a yield-enhancing phenotype.
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Triplett, E.W. (1999). Antibiosis as a Means to Enhance Nodulation Competitiveness by Rhizobium Inoculum Strains under Agricultural Conditions. In: Martĺnez, E., Hernández, G. (eds) Highlights of Nitrogen Fixation Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4795-2_45
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