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Agriculture · Q362

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 362

Q362

Which of the following strain is used for biological nitrogen fixation in soybean

A.
Rhizobium trifoli
B.
Rhizobium meliloti
C.
Rhizobium japonicum
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Soybean is a legume crop, that forms symbiotic association with rhizobium bacteria in the root area to form nodules for fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Soybean is mostly inoculated with Rhizobium japonicum.