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. 1996 Nov;62(11):4260–4262. doi: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4260-4262.1996

Inoculation with Sinorhizobium meliloti RMBPC-2 Increases Alfalfa Yield Compared with Inoculation with a Nonengineered Wild-Type Strain

A J Scupham, A H Bosworth, W R Ellis, T J Wacek, K A Albrecht, E W Triplett
PMCID: PMC1388989  PMID: 16535451

Abstract

Inoculation of alfalfa seeds with any of three recombinant strains of Sinorhizobium meliloti significantly increased overall plant biomass compared with inoculation with the wild-type strains over a 3-year period at three locations. A high proportion of nodules were occupied by the inoculum strains throughout the 3-year period.

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