产黄纤维单胞菌CR-14菌株诱变选育及发酵条件优化

为提高产黄纤维单胞菌CR-14纤维素酶活力,对菌株进行亚硝酸、紫外线及复合诱变处理,筛选产纤维素酶活较高的突变株,并对其发酵条件进行优化。结果表明,经亚硝酸和紫外线复合诱变得到一株产纤维素酶活较高的菌株Y-UA-18,其酶活力为10.57 U,为原菌株产酶活力的1.67倍。通过正交试验得到菌株Y-UA-18产酶最佳培养基为:秸秆粉1.0%、复合氮源0.6%、KH2PO40.1%、Mg SO40.1%、Na Cl 0.08%;最佳培养条件为:初始p H值7.0、培养温度30℃、发酵时间3 d。通气量对菌株Y-UA-18产酶影响不明显,但在厌氧条件下发酵液酶活显著降低,0.1%TW-80对菌株Y-UA-18的产酶没有影响。     

产IAA菌株的UV和DES诱变筛选及培养条件优化

为了得到高产吲哚-3-乙酸(IAA)菌株,采用紫外(UV)诱变和硫酸二乙酯(DES)诱变的方法,对从烟草根际土壤中分离得到的一株产IAA并具有溶有机磷性状的促生菌进行诱变选育,并对获得的目标菌株的发酵培养条件进行正交优化。结果表明,菌株经UV诱变和DES诱变均能有效提高其IAA产量。诱变条件为 UV(15 W,30 cm)照射1 min或2 mg·mL^-1 DES处理30 min时,得到1株高产IAA的菌株UV19,其IAA产量为33.77 mg·L^-1,是出发菌株产量的299.48%。菌株UV19经10代继代,其产IAA能力和溶有机磷性状稳定遗传。菌株UV19产IAA培养发酵优化条件为10%装瓶量、初始pH值8、培养温度25℃、接种量3%、培养时间96 h、含500 mg·L^-1色氨酸的LB培养基,优化后IAA产量高达75.47 mg·L^-1,为优化前的2.23倍。本研究结果为菌肥及生物法生产IAA提供了基础材料及技术方案。     

紫外诱变与羧甲基半胱氨酸复合筛选高产L-精氨酸菌株

为获得L-精氨酸高产菌株,以实验室初步鉴定为格兰氏阳性细菌,菌落特征为金黄色的产全氨基酸菌株为出发菌株,利用紫外线(UV)诱变和精氨酸结构类似物羧甲基半胱氨酸(羧甲司坦)进行复合筛选,得到1株L-精氨酸高产诱变菌株。对所筛选到的高产诱变菌株进行160r/min,30℃摇瓶发酵90h,测得该菌株L-精氨酸的产量为78.79μg/3ml,与出发菌株相比,L-精氨酸的产量提高约3.71倍。经多批次发酵试验进一步验证,所筛选的高产L-精氨酸菌株具有较好的遗传稳定性,此研究不仅对筛选L-精氨酸高产菌株具有一定参考和借鉴意义,对筛选其他类型氨基酸高产菌株也可提供一定参考。     

纤维素酶高产菌株桧状青霉9-3的诱变选育及产酶条件研究

本文以桧状青霉9-3为出发菌株,采用硫酸二乙酯（DES）诱变,通过筛选得到一株酶活力高且遗传稳定性良好的菌株H16,其滤纸酶活力、β-葡萄糖苷酶酶活力与蛋白产量均较出发菌株相比均提高了4倍左右。并通过对发酵培养基以及发酵条件的优化,确定了最佳的产酶条件为：微晶纤维素浓度为2%,玉米浆干粉浓度为1.5%,发酵温度为30℃,初始pH为5.5,装液量为30 mL/250 mL,发酵周期为5 d。在优化的条件下,该菌株的纤维素酶和蛋白产量均进一步提高25%左右。     

产β-甘露聚糖酶内生菌的诱变育种及产酶条件优化

以刺槐豆内生菌Paenibacillus sp.CH-3为出发菌株,采用紫外-硫酸二乙酯-亚硝酸盐对其进行复合诱变,并对菌株的发酵条件进行了优化。结果表明：经过紫外线-硫酸二乙酯-亚硝酸盐复合诱变,获得一株高产β-甘露聚糖酶的突变菌株Paenibacillus sp.CH3-05,其酶活力为160.2U/mL,较出发菌株（42U/mL）提高了281.4%。其最佳发酵培养基为：酵母膏0.25%,魔芋粉3%,磷酸氢二铵0.25%,氯化钠0.1%,硫酸镁0.3%,磷酸氢二钾0.2%,CaCl22 mmol/L。最佳发酵条件为：初始pH 6.5,接种量2%,培养温度35℃,转速200 r/min,培养时间78 h,在该条件下测得酶活为233.5 U/mL,较出发菌株提高456%。     

普鲁兰酶产生菌的诱变选育及其发酵工艺的优化

为了提高普鲁兰酶产酶酶活,以GX-6为出发菌株,采用低能离子束修饰技术对其进行诱变,并通过响应面法优化其发酵培养基。结果表明,最佳离子束诱变参数为:注入能量10 keV、诱变剂量1×10¹⁵ ions·cm^-2、诱变时间38 s,此条件下菌株正突变率比负突变率高,利用离子束诱变技术反复诱变,最终获得一株普鲁兰酶酶活较高且遗传性稳定的突变菌株GX-6-2,其酶活为2.13 U·mL^-1,较出发菌株酶活(0.65 U·mL^-1)提高了2.28倍。由Plackett-Burmen试验分析得到影响普鲁兰酶酶活的3个显著因素分别是玉米淀粉、麦芽糖和吐温-80。通过响应面试验得到最佳发酵培养参数为:玉米淀粉56.5 g·L^-1、麦芽糖11.5 g·L^-1、吐温-80 1.0 mL·L^-1、黄豆饼粉 25 g·L^-1、pH值7.0、发酵温度37℃、接种量3%、发酵时间24 h、装液量50 mL、转速180 r·min^-1,此条件下诱变菌株的酶活为2.57 U·mL^-1,较出发菌株酶活提高了2.95倍。对突变菌株的发酵特性进行初步研究发现,发酵培养24 h时,突变菌株酶活达到2.67 U·mL^-1,较出发菌株提高了3.11倍。本研究结果为利用低能离子束修饰技术诱变选育普鲁兰酶产生菌提供了一定的理论参考。     

空间诱变选育万隆霉素高产菌株

为获得万隆霉素高产菌株,以菌株C2507为出发菌株连续2次进行空间诱变,正突变率分别为21.33%和16.5%,筛选得到高产突变株W3-356,万隆霉素产量提高1.83倍,连续传代试验表明其产素能力具有遗传稳定性。突变株W3-356的生长速度加快,在6种营养培养基上,其形态特征有一定改变,在摇瓶发酵过程中,突变株W3-356对碳源和氮源的利用率高于出发菌株,发酵周期缩短了12h。     

γ射线对斜卧青霉的诱变筛选及产酶条件优化

以斜卧青霉(Penicillium decumbens)A10为出发菌株,经450 Gy60Coγ射线诱变处理,选育出1株纤维素酶高产菌株A50,对其产纤维素酶的液态发酵条件进行研究优化,确定了所试因素的最佳组合,即主碳源浓度为5%,其中麸皮与玉米秸秆比例为1∶1,辅加碳源为0.1%的葡萄糖,辅加氮源为0.2%的磷酸氢二铵,Tween-80添加量为0.1%,培养基初始pH为5.0,300ml三角瓶的装液量为30ml、接种量10%、培养温度为32℃、摇床转速200r/min。发酵至60h时,纤维素酶活和滤纸酶活均达到最高,分别为27.28和1.98IU/ml,较出发菌株A10分别提高了33.2%和45.59%。     

E.coli谷氨酸脱羧酶高产菌株选育及发酵条件研究

以普通大肠杆菌(E. coli)为出发菌株,以L-谷氨酸、溴甲酚绿(pH3.8~5.4)为筛选及指示剂,经亚硝基胍(NTG)、UV诱变处理,得到了L-谷氨酸脱羧酶活性变异菌株,其L-谷氨酸脱羧酶（GAD）活性大幅度提高,比出发菌株酶活性提高了2.22倍。优化实验显示：pH值、发酵时间、诱导剂L-谷氨酸、硫酸镁对GAD产酶有较大影响。通过对产酶发酵培养基中几种成份单因素变动及正交优化实验,对该菌株产GAD的诱导剂L-谷氨酸、营养要求和发酵条件进行了研究,优化后的发酵培养基组成为牛肉膏5 g/L,蛋白胨10 g/L,氯化钠3 g/L,L-谷氨酸0.5 g/L,葡萄糖1.5 g/L,磷酸二氢钾2 g/L,硫酸镁0.7 g/L。发酵条件是：pH6.8,接种菌龄20h,发酵时间20h。在优化条件下突变菌株GAD活性可达6790.7U,是出发菌株的2.76倍。     

用基因组改组技术改良发酵木糖酵母Candida tropicalis XY-19的耐乙醇性能

Candida tropicalis XY-19是一株具有优良乙醇发酵性能的发酵木糖酵母,其发酵葡萄糖产乙醇性能与目前酒精工业生产菌种--安琪酒精酵母相近,但XY-19的耐乙醇性能远比安琪酒精酵母差,XY-19在含有超过7%（v/v）乙醇的培养基中不能生长。以XY-19为出发菌株,经紫外线诱变获得了5株能在7.5%（v/v）乙醇的培养基中旺盛生长的突变株,经Co-60诱变获得了8株能在含8%（v/v）乙醇的培养基中旺盛生长的突变株。然后,以紫外线诱变得到的5株菌和Co-60诱变得到的8株菌及耐乙醇性能较好的酿酒酵母（S.cerevisae Angel,S.cerevisae4608和S.cerevisae172）为出发菌株,经过4轮Genome shuffling结合木糖乙醇梯度平板的筛选,获得了4株（G3-13,G3-18,G3-57和G3-60）能够在12%乙醇平板上生长的菌株,其乙醇耐受性比野生菌株XY-19提高了71%,为将XY-19进一步开发成纤维质乙醇发酵的生产菌种奠定基础。本研究结果进一步体现了Genome shuffling技术在改良如乙醇耐受性等多基因控制性状上的突出优势,为工业生产菌种的快速有效改良提供了一种有效的方法。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures: Resolving the “wicked” problem of the Steller sea lion

“Wicked” problems are those that are complex and that change when solutions are applied. Many conflicts in conservation fall into this category. The study approached the problem of how to constrain the apparent wickedness of a problem in the conservation management of a species by using simple empirical indicators to carry out iterative assessment of the risk to a population and to document how this risk evolves in relation to the addition of new data and the implementation of management actions. Effects of high levels of uncertainty within data and also concerning population structure were examined through stochastic simulation and by exploration of scenarios. Historical trends in the example used, the Steller sea lion, showed rapid declines in abundance in some regions during the 1980s. The current total population is 130,000-150,000 Steller sea lions through Alaska and British Columbia and this number has been stable since about 1990 in spite of regional differences in population dynamics. Regional differences in the sequence of changes in the number of pups and non-pups, suggested that an internal re-distribution of juveniles could have happened between 1980 and 1990. Current productivity also appears close to the long-term mean. Stochastic population projection using various scenarios showed that, based upon this history, the risk of extinction for the population has declined and is below reasonable thresholds for considering the population to be endangered. The trends in risk suggest that management actions taken since 1990 have probably been effective. Consequently, the conservation management objectives for the Steller sea lion are probably being met. The approach provides a mechanism, based upon experience and scenario analysis, for exploring future policy options and may help to constrain the debate amongst stakeholders about the cost-benefit trade-offs associated with different options.     

Soil-profile distribution of primary and secondary plant-available nutrients under conventional and no tillage

Nutrient distributions under no tillage (NT) compared with conventional disk-and-bed tillage (CT) management in the warm, humid region of the southeastern USA need to be assessed so that future placement, quantity, and type of fertilizers can be altered, if necessary, to efficiently match crop demands. We determined soil-profile distributions of pH, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu to a depth of 0.9 m at the end of 8.5 years of continuous CT and NT management on a Weswood silty clay loam (fine, mixed, thermic Fluventic Ustochrept) in southcentral Texas. Most dramatic changes occurred within the 0–0.05 m depth, where soil under NT had lower pH, Fe, and Cu than under CT, but greater P, K, Zn, and Mn. Greater P and K under NT than under CT also occurred below the till-zone (0.15–0.3 m). At a depth of 0–0.3 m, soil under NT contained greater amounts of extractable P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu than under CT. Nitrogen fertilization had little effect on nutrient distributions, except resulting in greater extractable K at 0–0.05 m and greater nitrate at 0–0.15 m. Few changes in soil-profile distributions were observed for extractable S, Ca, Mg, and Na. Long-term continuous use of NT on this fine-textured, high-fertility (except for N) soil had no apparent adverse effects on nutrient distributions relative to CT, but enhanced conservation and availability of P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu near the soil surface where crop roots proliferate.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Enhanced establishment and growth of giant cardon cactus in an eroded field in the Sonoran Desert using native legume trees as nurse plants aided by plant growth-promoting microorganisms and compost

To evaluate the feasibility of long-term desert reforestation technology of mixed vegetation, cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) seedlings from indoor and outdoor nurseries were planted in the field adjacent to one seedling of potential legume nurse trees: mesquite amargo (Prosopis articulata), yellow palo verde (Parkinsonia microphylla), and blue palo verde (Parkinsonia florida). Some of the planting holes were also supplemented with common dairy compost. Additionally, the combinations of legume tree–cactus were inoculated with either a consortium of desert arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB; the diazotroph Azospirillum brasilense Cd, and the phosphate solubilizer Paenibacillus sp.), or a mixture of all. The field experiments were evaluated periodically during 30 months for survival and growth. Cardons reared in an outdoor screen house survived better in the field than those reared in a controlled growth chamber and hardened later outdoors. Association with any legume nurse tree increased survival and enhanced growth of untreated cardons. For cardons growing alone, application of either compost, AM fungi, and all the treatments combined increased survival. For these plants, no treatment affected plant growth during the first 3 months after transplanting. Later, all treatments, except for AM fungi, enhanced plant growth. However, only 2 years after transplanting the enhanced growth effect of AM fungi was also significant. In the presence of the legume nurse trees, transient positive effects on cardon growth were recorded. General evaluation after 30 months of cultivation showed that the treatments positively affected cardon growth when growing alone or in combination only with mesquite amargo but not with the other two legume trees. This study proposes that young legume trees have the capacity to enhance survival and growth of cardon cactus, depending on the legume cactus combination. Additional treatments such as compost or PGPB can either amplify the effect or else attenuate it.     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Karyotypic and genome size variation in Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (pigeonpea) and some wild relatives

Detailed karyotypes and 4C DNA amounts have been studied in five cultivars of Cajanus cajan and 20 species belonging to Cajanus, Rhynchosia, Dunbaria, Flemingia and Paracalyx. C. cajan shows intraspecific variability and its karyotype is most similar to that of C. cajanifolius (sect. Cajanus) in the morphology and number of satellite chromosomes and the lack of any correlation between chromosome size within the complement and asymmetry. Karyotypes of C. lineatus and C. sericeus belonging to sect. Atylia are similar with respect to maximum r-index and the ratio of longest and shortest chromosomes in their respective complements. C. acutifolius (sect. Frutocosa) is distinct in having a very low ratio (1.44) between the longest and the shortest chromosomes, while in C. albicans, C. goensis, C. scarabaeoides (sect. Cantharospermum) there is no chromosome pair with r-index >2.0. C. mollis and C. volubilis (sect. Volubilis) show similarity with regard to ratio between the longest and the shortest chromosomes and a distinct chromosome pair with an arm ratio of 2.7 and C. platycarpus is distinct (sect. Rhynchosoides) in having the smallest ratio (1.36) between the longest and the shortest chromosomes. 4C DNA amounts in Cajanus and Rhynchosia vary between 3.28 pg to 11.69 pg and 4.92 pg to 11.13 pg respectively, while in Dunbaria, Flemingia and Paracalyx these vary between 4.70 and 7:06 pg. In the genus Cajanus karyotypic features and 4C DNA amounts agree with the sectional classification and bring out a close relationship between C. cajan and C. cajanifolius. This is supported by studies based on seed protein patterns, isozyme analysis, trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitor patterns, RFLP and RAPD data and crossability relationships. A clear relation between DNA amount and abnormalities effecting the extent of pairing and recombination in interspecific hybrids shows the importance of this study in developing future breeding programme involving C. cajan and its wild relatives that are of potential value.     

Effect of some fungicide seed treatments on the survival of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and on the nodulation and yield of soybean [Glycine max. (L) Merr.]

Several commercial fungicide seed treatments were evaluated for their possible effect on the survival of Bradyrhizobium japonicum on seeds and on the nodulation and yield of soybeans in a greenhouse and a field experiment. quinolate Pro (carbendazim and oxine copper), Vitavax 200FF (carboxin and thiram), and Monceren (pencycuron) had a small effect or no effect on the survival of B. japonicum and on the nodulation and yield of soybeans. They can thus be considered compatible with soybean seed inoculation. Germipro UFB (carbendazim and iprodione), Apron 35J (metalaxyl), and Tachigaren (hymexazol) decreased B. japonicum survival and the nodulation and yield of soybeans and thus cannot be considered compatible with soybean seed inoculation.