Rhizobium of alfalfa group is
A. Lupine
B. Legumini
C. Japonicum
D. Melilolti
Answer: Option D
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Rhizobium is a genus of gram-negative soil bacteria that fix nitrogen for plants.Alfa alfa is an important leguminous forage crop, which is hypothesized to select compatible rhizobial partners from the rhizosphere to form nitrogen-fixing nodules.
Rhizobium of alfalfa group is Melilolti. Meliloti are motile and possess a cluster of peritrichous flagella. It fixes atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia for their legume symbionts.
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