Table 1.10-3. Rhizobium inoculant types for leguminous species to obtain nitrogen fixation.

Table 1.10-3.

Table 1.10-3. Rhizobium inoculant types for leguminous species to obtain nitrogen fixation.
Rhizobium group and species	Legumes treated
Source: Adapted from “What Treats What?” (Ames, Iowa: Becker Underwood, 2008). www.beckerunderwood.com/en/pages/rhizobiumstrains.
Alfalfa/medic group (Sinorhizobium meliloti)	Alfalfa, Medic, Yellow or white sweet clover
Cowpea, peanut, and lespedeza group (Bradyrhizobium sp. (Vigna))	Common lespedeza, Cowpea, Peanut, Velvet bean
Crownvetch group (Rhizobium sp.)	Crownvetch
Dry and snap bean group (Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli)	Kidney beans, Snap beans, String beans, Wax beans
Lupin group (Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lupinus))	Lupin
Soybean group (Bradyrhizobium japonicum)	Soybeans
Trefoil group (Rhizobium loti)	Birdsfoot trefoil
True clover group (Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifoli)	Crimson clover, Red clover, White clover, Other true clovers
Vetch/pea group (Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viceae)	Austrian winter pea, Common vetch, Faba bean, Field pea, Flat pea, Garden pea, Hairy vetch, Lentil, Sweet pea