Abstract
Cowpea rhizobia strains were examined with indigenous populations in nodulating cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) cv. Laura B. strain IRC256 formed dark nodules on cowpea, and were used as the standard against orthodox pink-nodule strains in evaluating nodulating competitiveness. The dark nodule phenotype and intrinsic antibiotic resistance pattern were used to identify the strains in the nodules. Our results showed the usefulness of the dark-nodule strain in evaluating nodulating competitiveness of cowpea rhizobia in soils where dark-nodule strains were not indigenous.
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