Abstract
Abstract Most of 44 Danish soils tested contain between 103 and 104 pea rhizobia (Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viceae) per gram. Pea rhizobia were not detected in acid moor and forest soils. Only one case of failed nodulation in peas in the field has been noted, in spots in a reclaimed sandy heath moor at pH 4.7. Soil suspensions of nine of the soils were tested as inoculum in large outdoor pot cultures of peas grown to maturity in nitrogen free vermiculite. One soil approached the effectiveness of commercial inoculants, and four soils were quite effective. Two reclaimed soils and two of three noncultivated soils showed low effectiveness.
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