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Inoculants for legumes

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Pulse and oilseed legumes such as soybeans and peanuts form associations with rhizobia bacteria, causing nodules to form on roots... The nitrogen (N) fixed by the legume is strongly linked to the productivity of that crop... Initial results showed that the growth and yield of soybean was significantly improved by inoculation with Group H rhizobia (strain CB1809), but the form in which the inoculant was applied made little or no difference to productivity - even under suboptimal moisture conditions after planting...
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