Early Infection and Competition for Nodulation of Soybean by Bradyrhizobium japonicum 123 and 138 †
AUTOR(ES)
Zdor, Robert E.
RESUMO
Interactions of soybean with Bradyrhizobium japonicum 123 (serogroup 123) and 138 (serogroup c1) were used to examine the relationship between early infection rates, competition for nodulation, and patterns of nodule occupancy. Both strains formed more infections in autoclaved soil (sterile soil) than in untreated soil (unsterile soil). Inoculation did not increase numbers of infection threads in unsterile soil-grown plants, where infection of proximal portions of primary roots was complete by 5 days after planting. Both strains infected and nodulated at similar rates in sterile soil. Nodules were always clustered on the upper root system, regardless of inoculation and soil treatment. Sixty-seven percent of the nodules of uninoculated plants grown in unsterile soil were occupied by rhizobia belonging to serogroups other than 123 or c1. Inoculation with strain 123 or 138 increased occupancy by that strain at the expense of residency by other rhizobia. Eighty-three percent of all nodules on plants dually inoculated with both strains in sterile soil contained strain 138. The corresponding value for plants inoculated in unsterile soil was 31%. Neither inoculum strain dominated occupancy of first-formed nodules in unsterile soil. It appears that north central Missouri soil may not have populations of highly competitive serogroup 123 and that early infection and nodulation rates do not contribute to the competitive success of strain 138.
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