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Identification of the rhizobial symbiont of Astragalus glombiformis in Eastern Morocco as Mesorhizobium camelthorni.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Aug 2013
Guerrouj Kamal, Pérez-Valera Eduardo, Chahboune Rajaa, Abdelmoumen Hanaa, Bedmar Eulogio J, El Idrissi Mustapha Missbah
Abstract excerpt
Astragalus gombiformis is a desert symbiotic nitrogen-fixing legume of great nutritional value as fodder for camels and goats. However, there are no data published on the rhizobial bacteria that nodulate this wild legume in northern Africa. Thirty-four rhizobial bacteria were isolated from root nodules of A. gombifomis grown in sandy soils of the South-Eastern of Morocco. Twenty-five isolates were able to...
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