Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation

Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation

Legume Nodulation Reports not in Allen and Allen (1981)

              Taxon                          Status 1  Nodule 2  Source 3
                                                        Shape                

Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile                      +                   3
Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile subsp.
  hemispherica Ali & Faruqi                      +                   3
Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile subsp.        
  indica (Benth.) Brenan                         +                   3
Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile subsp.
  subalata (Vatke) Brenan                        +                   3
Acacia senegal Willd.                            +                   3
Aeschynomene brasiliana (Poir.) DC.              +                   1
Aeschynomene evenia Wright                       +                   1
Aeschynomene histrix Poir.                       +                   1
Alysicarpus heterophyllus (Baker) Jafri &
  Ali                                            +                   3
Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC.                   +                   3
Atylosia platycarpa Benth.                       +                   3
Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.                    -                   3
Caesalpinia gilliesii (Hook.) Dietr.             -                   3
Cassia auriculata L. (= Senna auriculata
  (L.) Roxb.)                                    -                   3
Cassia holosericea Fresn. (= Senna
  holosericea (Fresn.) Greuter)                  -                   3
Cassia italica (Miller) Sprengel subsp.
  micrantha Brenan (= Senna italica Miller)      -                   3
Cassia italica (Miller) Sprengel subsp.
  italica (= Senna italica Miller)               -                   3
Cassia roxburghii DC.                            -                   3
Cassia surattensis Burm. f. (= Senna
  surattensis (Burm. f.) Irwin & Barneby)        -                   3
Centrosema venosum Mart.                         +                   1
Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene
  var. grandiflora (Benth.) Irwin & Barneby      +                   1
Chamaecrista calycioides (Colladon) Greene       +                   1
Chamaecrista desvauxii (Colladon) Killip
  var. mollissima (Benth.) Irwin & Barneby       +                   1
Crotalaria albida Heyne ex Roth                  +                   2
Crotalaria bialata Schrank (= C. alata D. Don)   +                   2
Crotalaria calycina Schrank                      +                   2
Crotalaria medicaginea Lam. var. medicaginea     +                   3
Crotalaria protrata Rottl. ex Willd.             +                   2
Crotalaria tetragona Andr.                       +                   2
Desmodium caudatum (Thunb.) DC.                  +                   2
Desmodium motorium (Houtt.) Merr.                +                   2
Desmodium triquetrum (L.) DC. subsp.                         
  pseudotriquetrum (DC.) Prain                   +                   2
Flemingia chappar Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.           +                   2
Flemingia strobilifera (L.) R. Br.               +                   2
Indigofera argentea Burm. f.                     +                   3
Indigofera hochstetteri Baker                    +                   3
Indigofera linnaei Ali                           +                   2
Indigofera oblongifolia Forsskal                 +                   3
Indigofera prostrata Willd. (= I. trifoliata L.) +                   2
Indigofera sessiliflora DC.                      +                   3
Macroptilium gracile (Benth.) Urban              +                   1
Phaseolus diversifolius Pittier                  +                   1
Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce                    +                   3
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight              +                   2
Sophora mollis (Royle) Baker                     +                   2
Taverniera lappacea (Forsskal) DC.               +                   3
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers.                    +                   2
Tephrosia sessiliflora (Poir.) Hassler           +                   1
Tephrosia strigosa (Dalz.) Sant. & Maheshw.      +                   3
Trigonella corniculata L.                        +                   3
Trigonella gracilis Benth.                       +                   3
Rhynchosia pulverulenta Stocks                   +                   3
Sesbania concolor Gillett                        +                   3
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. var. sesban           +                   3
Vigna dalzelliana (O. Kuntze) Verdc.             +                   3
  1. Status: +, root nodules reported as present; -, root nodules reported as absent.
  2. Nodule shape: Ae, aeschynomenoid; As, astragaloid (now referred to as caesalpinoid by Corby); Cr, crotalaroid; CrB, branched crotalaroid; CrS, simple crotalaroid; De, desmodioid; Gl, globose; Lu, lupinoid; Mu, mucunoid.
  3. Sources:
    1. Mallorca, M.S. de, and M.L. Izaguirre-Mayoral. 1993. A comparative evaluation of the symbiotic N2-fixation and physiological performance of thirty-six native legume species collected in a tropical savanna during the rainy and dry seasons. Symbiosis 16: 225-247.
    2. Subramaniam, B., and C.R. Babu. 1994. New nodulating legumes of potential agricultural and forestry value from subtropical Himalayan ecosystems. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture 10: 297-302.
    3. Mahmood, A., and P. Iqbal. 1994. Nodulation status of leguminous plants in Sindh. Pakistan Jornal of Botany 26(1): 7-20.