Abstract:
Estimates of the numbers of fungi, bacteria, and clover rhizobia in the rhizospheres of red clover and paspalum grown in a krasnozem (pH 4.8) have shown that the stimulation of fungi and general soil bacteria is limited to that soil in immediate contact with the roots. The stimulation of rhizobia by the red clover roots appears to be more extensive, with high numbers occurring in the soil, even 10