Isolation, Purification, and Authentication of Rhizobial Isolates

Isolation, Purification, and Authentication of Rhizobial Isolates

Laboratory manual covering rhizobia isolation from root nodules, plant trap method for nodulation, surface sterilization protocols, YEMA culture techniques, confirmatory tests (Congo Red, Peptone-Glucose, Gram reaction), cultural characteristics, physiological tolerance tests (temperature, salt, pH), and phosphorous solubilization efficiency for strain authentication.