Responding to climate fluctuations: development of a rhizobium collection
Posted on 06.02.2017 | Last Modified 07.05.2019
Lead Researcher (PI): Diane Knight
Institution:
University of Saskatchewan
Total WGRF Funding:
$81,908
Co-Funders:
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
Start Date:
2014
Project Length:
3 Years
Objectives:
To develop a well-defined collection and database of rhizobia strains collected from Saskatchewan soils as well as to conduct a systematic assessment of the rhizobia strains to identify the range of hosts that they nodulate as well as the range of environmental conditions in which they are effective.