ISSN:
1432-0789
Keywords:
Bradyrhizobium spp.
;
Rhizobium spp.
;
Cajanus cajan
;
Pigeonpea
;
Acetylene reduction assay (ARA)
;
Curing
;
Nodulation
;
Plasmid
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Geosciences
,
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary Fifty-six isolates of Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium spp. (Cajanus) were studied for their plasmid profile and N2-fixation efficacy. One to three plasmids were reproducibly detected in all the Rhizobium spp. strains but no plasmid was detected in the Bradyrhizobium spp. strains. Rhizobium sp. strain P-1 was mutagenized by Tn5 and three nod− and six nod+fix− were screened for symbiotic parameters. Neomycin-sensitive mutants were isolated by elevated temperatrue (40°C) from tranconjugants carrying Tn5 insertions. The high temperature “cured” these mutants from the single large plasmid present in the parent strain P-1. All these cured mutants were nod−, indicating that the genes for nodulation were present on this plasmid, which is readily cured at a high temperature (40°C). The high temperature in the semi-arid zones of Haryana could be responsible for the low nodulation of pigeonpea because the plasmid carrying the nodulation genes is cured at 40°–45°C giving rise to non-nodulating mutants.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00260520
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