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Tab l e 4 . 2
Host plants known to be nodulated by species of
Rhizobium.
Specific names are given
where these may indicate a degree of host specificity.
Macroptilium
refers to the broad host range 'trap'
plant
M. atropurpureum
. Mimosoid hosts in bold type
Species
Biovar
Hosts
alkalisola
1
Caragana microphylla, Phaseolus vulgaris,
Vigna radiata
cellulosilyticum
2
Medicago sativa
(ineffective)
Mimosa affinis
and other
Mimosa
spp.
3
etli
mimosae
phaseoli
P. vulgaris
fabae
4
Vicia faba
galegae
officinalis
Galega officinalis
orientalis
G. orientalis
gallicum
Leucaena
, Macroptilium, Onobrychis, P. vulgaris
giardinii
Desmanthus, Leucaena
, Macroptilium, P. vulgaris
hainanense
Arachis, Centrosema, Desmodium, Stylosanthes,
Vigna
huautlense
Sesbania herbacea
indigoferae
Indigofera
leguminosarum
phaseoli
P. vulgaris
trifolii
Trifolium
viciae
Lathyrus, Lens, Pisum, Vicia
loessense
Astragalus, Lespedeza
lusitanum
5
Phaseolus vulgaris
mesosinicum
6
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miluonense
7
Lespedeza chinensis
multihospitium
8
Halimodendron halodendron, Robinia pseudoacacia
mongolense
Medicago ruthenica, P. vulgaris
sullae
Hedysarum coronarium
tropici
Dalea,
Leucaena
, Macroptilium,Onobrychis,
P. vulgaris
undicola
9
Acacia, Faidherbia
, Lotus,
Neptunia natans
yanglingense
Amphicarpaea, Coronilla, Gueldenstaedtia
1
Lu et al. (2009b).
2
Garcia-Fraile et al. (2007).
3
Elliott et al. (2008).
4
Tian et al. (2009).
5
Valverde et al. (2006).
6
Lin et al. (2009).
7
Gu et al. (2008).
8
Han et al. (2008).
9
Originally named
Allorhizobium undicola
.
4.1.1
Rhizobium
Currently recognised species and biovars are listed in Table 4.2.
R. gallicum
is sometimes
split into biovars and
R. tropici
has a number of distinct groups. The species vary greatly
in their host ranges, with
R. galegae
being themost restricted. Whilemost of the hosts are
from the Papilionoideae,
R. undicola
hasmore records of nodulation fromMimosoideae.
