title: Naringenin enhanced efficiency ofRhizobium meliloti-alfalfa symbiosis.
abstract: Rhizobium meliloti-alfalfa (Medicago sativa) symbiosis was influenced by the rhizospheric application of naringenin which increased nodule number, nodule weight (2-to 8-fold) and nitrogenase activity. Plant blomass and total nitrogen content also increased by 60 to 72%. The enhancing effects of naringenin were more pronounced if it was applied at the early vegetative stage of plant growth or at the time of sowing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Haryana Agricultural University, 125004, Hisar, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Nainawatee