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The low performance of alfalfa and other leguminous plants in soils with low pH is due to several factors that affect the plant host, the rhizobia native population and the symbiotic interaction itself. The selection of more tolerant rhizobia to soil acidity has appeared as a plausible approach to solve alfalfa productivity at low pH. A survay for indigenous rhizobia population nodulating this forage legume in Argentina and Uruguay has been performed.
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Segundo, E., Martínez-Abarca, F., van Dillewijn, P., Soto, M.J., Toro, N. (1998). S. Meliloti-Alfalfa Symbiosis in Acidic Conditions. In: Elmerich, C., Kondorosi, A., Newton, W.E. (eds) Biological Nitrogen Fixation for the 21st Century. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5159-7_327
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