Nodule formation and haemoglobin content in some species of Papilionaceae

✍ Scribed by N. Rajagopala Iyer

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 229 KB
• Volume: 44
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0032-079X
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00015896

✦ Synopsis

Characteristics of nodule formation in eleven genera of the Leguminosae, belonging to the tribes Galegeae, Genisteae, Hedysareae and Phaseoleae of the sub-family Papilionaceae are described. Variation existed in the type, size and weight of nodules formed on the legumes when inoculated with effective cowpea rhizobia, in field conditions of plant growth. Among the legumes, the haemoglobin content of nodules indicated their possible effectiveness. Doliehos lablab L., had a higher haemoglobin content per unit nodule volume than other legumes. This host may have a greater potential than the other species in symbiotic activity with legume bacteria.