Mucigel for
rhizo- and free-living
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Fig. 7.12 Mucigel for endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in Melastoma malabathricum L
root
shoot
Dry weight mg plant -1
Plant growth promotion by
isolated m-6 inoculation
N
non-inoculate
-N
non-inoculate
-N
inoculate
-N inoculate
Fig. 7.13 Plant growth promotion by inoculation with an isolated N-fixing rhizobium in
Melastoma malabathicum L. roots under aseptic conditions (Sato et al. 2006)
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