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Induction of stem nodules in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

P. K. Sharma ,
F. C. Garg  and
K. Lakshminarayana
P. K. Sharma
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, India
F. C. Garg
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, India
K. Lakshminarayana
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, India
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Legumes like Aschynomene, Neptunia and Sesbania possess nodules on their stems in addition to those on the roots (Barrios & Gonzelez, 1971; Dreyfus & Dommergues, 1981) and have the ability to grow under water. The most distinctive characteristic of all stem nodulating legumes in the presence of predetermined nodulation sites on the stem, the formation of which is independent of Rhizobiwm infection (Arora, 1954; Subba Rao, Tilak & Singh, 1980).

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 110 , Issue 2 , April 1988 , pp. 375 - 376
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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