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Desertification of arid and semi-arid zones is increasing. A number of approaches have been suggested to prevent further desertification, an example being the planting of legume trees in these zones. In this study the effect of inoculation of Rhizobium strains from different woody legumes onto Prosopis chilensis grown in test tubes and in pots was examined.
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Olivares, J., Herrera, M.A., Bedmar, E.J. (1988). Woody Legumes in Arid and Semi-arid Zones: the Rhizobium-Prosopis chilensis Symbiosis. In: Beck, D.P., Materon, L.A. (eds) Nitrogen Fixation by Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1387-5_8
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