Geographical Distribution of Rhizobia

Chen, Wen Feng

doi:10.1007/978-981-32-9555-1_8

Geographical Distribution of Rhizobia

Wen Feng Chen^6,7

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Distribution and geography of rhizobia is affected not only by the geographic origin but also by the host plants. In this chapter, biogeography of rhizobia associated with soybean, Caragana, Astragalus, faba bean, peanut, Sophora, Phaseolus vulgaris and alfalfa are discussed in details. Clearly, in some places, only specific rhizobia are found to nodulate specific legume.

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