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RE: Rhizobium

You may want to try contacting the company Liphatech in Milwaukee, WI. They
specialize in producing inoculums. I have found them very helpful in
answering my questions regarding rhizobia inoculants for natives.

Ph# (414)462-7600 ext 3001
Fax# (414)462-7186

Corrine Daniels
Nursery Manager, Applied Ecological Services


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From: owner-prairie@mallorn.com [o*@mallorn.com]On
Behalf Of Brett Roberts
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 5:15 PM
To: prairie@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Rhizobium


some may have more experience so I hope this helps.  Basically if some of
the
legumes being planted have been grown in the field within the last ten years
then I
would say you would not need to innoculate them. Some may think ten years is
a long
time but we have never seen a response from innoculating soybeans when being
grown
on expiring CRP acreage even after 10 years of grass.  I would however
innoculate
all of the native legumes with the proper rhizobia strains.  I am not sure
just how
important soil pH is to native legumes, but rhizobia generally are not very
well
suited to soil pH below about 5.5 if I remeber correctly.  I don't think the
soil
pH has to be as high as 6.5 or greater as most recommend for alfalfa.  Hope
this
helps and hope to learn more on the subject of rhizobia and native legumes.


Brett Roberts
State Conservation Agronomist
USDA-NRCS-Illinois

slenhart@texas.net wrote:

> I'd appreciate any comments on innoculants for legumes.  Specifically, I
have
> several legumes that will be planted on land in Missouri.  Prairie Moon
Nursery
> in Minnesota carries rhizobium specific to different species, including
several
> that I'll be using.  Are there variations within the inoculum that would
them
> inappropriate or ineffective for use in Missouri?  This is an arcane
subject,
> but as long as I'm sticking with local genotype seed...
>
> ,,Scott Lenharth
> Austin TX
>
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