METHOD OF INDUCING NITROGEN FIXATION IN PLANTS

摘要

The invention relates to a method of inducing nitrogen fixation in non-leguminous plants by inoculating the plant with a nitrogen-fixing bacterium, wherein the bacterium is exposed to a nod-factor inducing agent. The invention also relates to a composition comprising a non-leguminuous plant seed mixed with a plant growth medium and an inoculum of a nitrogen-fixing bacterium exposed to an agent capable of inducing nod-factor production in the bacterium. In another aspect the invention relates to a plant growth medium for a non-leguminous plant comprising a bacterium capable of fixing nitrogen wherein the bacterium has previously been exposed to a nod-factor inducing agent.