High spatial variation in population size and symbiotic performance of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii with white clover in New Zealand pasture soils.

Biological nitrogen fixation through the legume-rhizobia symbiosis is important for sustainable pastoral production. In New Zealand, the most widespread and valuable symbiosis occurs between white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii (Rlt). As variation in the popula...

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Main Authors: Steven Wakelin, Guyléne Tillard, Robert van Ham, Ross Ballard, Elizabeth Farquharson, Emily Gerard, Rene Geurts, Matthew Brown, Hayley Ridgway, Maureen O'Callaghan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5831034?pdf=render