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Nitrogen-fixing legumes; The nitrogen cycle; Rhizobia-nodule bacteria; Inoculants and inoculation; Determining the need for inoculation; Methods of inoculation; Compatibility of rhizobia with pesticides and micronutrients; Mineral nutrition of the symbiosis; Inoculation costs; Extension work on inoculation.
Rhizobia are bacteria which inhabit the roots of plants in the pea family and "fix" atmospheric nitrogen for plant growth. They are thus of enormous economic importance internationally and the subject of intense research interest. Handbook for Rhizobia is a monumental book of practical methods for working with these bacteria and their plant hosts. Topics include the general microbiological properties of rhizobia and their identification, their potential as symbionts, methods for inoculating rhizobia onto plants, and molecular genetics methods for Rhizobium in the laboratory. The book will be invaluable to Rhizobium scientists, soil microbiologists, field and laboratory researchers at agricultural research centers, agronomists, and crop scientists.
Selection of strains for inoculant production; Methods for the identification of rhizobium and bradyrhizobium; Production of inoculants; Maintenance of rhizobium and bradyrhizobium strains; Sterilization of culture media; Designing media I; Designing media II; Equipment and facilities; Scale up; The use and management of rhizobia/legume inoculants.
Presented here are the proceedings of a workshop held in Hanoi, Vietnam 17-18 February 2001. They cover applied and fundamental issues of rhizobial and non-rhizobial inoculant production and application.