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BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 432-434Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0796-5
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Bradyrhizobium; biofilm; nitrogenase activity; Penicillium; nitrogen fixation
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A bradyrhizobial-fungal biofilm (i.e. Bradyrhizobium elkanii SEMIA 5019-Penicillium spp.) developed in vitro was assayed for its nitrogenase activity and was evaluated for N-2-fixing symbiosis with soybean under greenhouse conditions. The biofilm showed nitrogenase activity, but the bradyrhizobial strain alone did not. Shoot and root growth, nodulation and N accumulation of soybean increased significantly with an inoculum developed from the biofilm. This study concludes that such biofilmed inoculants can improve N-2-fixing symbiosis in legumes, and can also directly contribute to soil N fertility in the long term. Further studies should be conducted to investigate the performance of these inoculants under field conditions.
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