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Altogether 20 rhizobial isolates from wild legumes were studied. Isolates Id-51 and Igs-136(b) fromIndigofera dutheiandIndigofera glandulosavar.syskesiicould tolerate 3% NaCl in the medium. Isolates those tolerated 2.8% NaCl were: Igg-69, Igs-17, Igs-20, Id-21, Id-50, Igg-62, le-101(b), Ie-108(a) and Igs-136(a). Some isolates also showed increased growth on NaCl. Highest stimulation was seen inRhizobiumEm-110 fromEleiotis monophylla.Nitrogen fixation in groundnut (peanut) by five salt tolerant isolates indicated that le-108(a) was more effective in bottle jar experiment. It was also effective on groundnut cv. SB-11 under field conditions when tested in saline soil. There was 20.81% increase in the pod yields over uninoculated control.
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Gangawane, L.V., Salve, P.B. (1993). Salt tolerant Rhizobia from wild legumes and nitrogen fixation in groundnut in semiarid tropics. In: Lieth, H., Al Masoom, A.A. (eds) Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1860-6_6
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