Abstract
Legumes infected with the symbiotic bacterium Rhizobium obtain nitrogen from both soil N and N2. It would be economically advantageous to conserve existing soil N by increasing the proportion of N derived from symbiotic N2 fixation in legumes such as soybeans, if agronomic yields could be maintained. One method to achieve that goal is the identification of superior Rhizobium strains.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Allen, O. N., and Allen, E. K., 1939, Root nodule bacteria of some tropical leguminous plants: II. Cross-inoculation tests within the cowpea group, Soil Sci., 47:63.
Bethlenfalvay, G. J., Abu-Shakra, S. S., and Phillips, D. A., 1978, Interdependence of nitrogen nutrition and photosynthesis in Pisum sativum L. II. Host plant response to nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium strains, Plant Physiol., 62:131.
Burris, R. H., and Wilson, P. W., 1957, Methods for measurement of nitrogen fixation, in: “Methods in Enzymology,” S. P. Colowick and N. O. Kaplan, eds., Academic Press, New York.
DeVasconcelos, L., Miller, L., and Neyra, C. A., 1980, Free-living and symbiotic characteristics of chlorate resistant mutants of Rhizobium japonicum, Can. J. Microbiol., 26:338.
Fehr, W. R., Canviness, C. E., Burmood, D. T., and Pennington, J. S., 1971, Stage of development descriptions for soybeans, Glycine max (L.) Merrill, Crop Sci., 11:929.
Gibson, A. H., and Pagan, J. D., 1977, Nitrate effects on the nodulation of legumes inoculated with nitrate-reductase-deficient mutants of Rhizobium, Planta, 134:17.
Kuykendall, L. D., and Elkan, G. H., 1976, Rhizobium japonicum derivatives differing in nitrogen-fixing efficiency and carbohydrate utilization, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 32:511.
Lim, S. T., 1978, Determination of hydrogenase in free-living cultures of Rhizobium japonicum and energy efficiency of soybean nodules, Plant Physiol., 62:609.
Lim, S. T., and Shanmugam, K. T., 1979, Regulation of hydrogen utilization in Rhizobium japonicum by cyclic AMP, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 584:479.
Maier, R. J., and Brill, W. J., 1978, Mutant strains of Rhizobium japonicum with increased ability to fix nitrogen for soybean, Science, 201:448.
Manhart, J. R., and Wong, P. P., 1980, Nitrate effect on nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction). Activities of legume root nodules induced by rhizobia with varied nitrate reductase activities, Plant Physiol., 65:502.
Schubert, K. R., Jennings, N. T., and Evans, H. J., 1978, Hydrogen reactions of nodulated leguminous plants. II. Effects on dry matter accumulation and nitrogen fixation, Plant Physiol., 61:398.
Scott, D. B., Hennecke, H., and Lim, S. T., 1979, The biosynthesis of nitrogenase MoFe protein polypeptides in free-living cultures of Rhizobium japonicum, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 565:365.
Vincent, J. M., 1970, A Manual for the Practical Study of Root-Nodule Bacteria, Blackwell, Oxford.
Williams, L. E., and Phillips, D. A., 1980, The effect of irradi-ance on development of apparent nitrogen fixation and photosynthesis in soybean, Plant Physiol., in press.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1981 Plenum Press, New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Williams, L.E., Jue, S.S., Cassman, K.G., Phillips, D.A. (1981). Evaluating Potentially Superior Rhizobium Strains in Soybeans. In: Lyons, J.M., Valentine, R.C., Phillips, D.A., Rains, D.W., Huffaker, R.C. (eds) Genetic Engineering of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and Conservation of Fixed Nitrogen. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3953-3_18
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3953-3_18
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-3955-7
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-3953-3
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive