Daniel Real

TL;DR: Cl(-) 'exclusion' is a key trait contributing to salt tolerance of L. tenuis, and 'ex exclusion' of both Cl(-) and Na(+) from the xylem enables L.Tenuis to tolerate, better than L. corniculatus, the interactive stresses of salinity and waterlogging.

TL;DR: Lotus tenuis (Wadst. & Kit.) is a perennial legume widely grown for pasture in the flood-prone and salt affected Pampa region of Argentina, and compared with Lotus corniculatus; the most widely cultivated Lotus species; there were not, however, significant differences between the two species for Na+ concentrations in the various shoot tissues.

TL;DR: It appears that only the relatively promiscuous clovers, whether annual or perennial, have been commercialised to date and it will be a substantial challenge to develop inocula that do not adversely affect N2 fixation by subterranean clover and other annual clovers available commercially, especially if the perennial clovers were originally from Africa or America.

TL;DR: Root-nodule bacteria that nodulate the legume genus Lotononis are being investigated to develop new forage species for agriculture and differences were uncovered with nodulation studies revealing that nodule isolates from L. angolensis were effective at nitrogen fixation on their host plant, but could nodulate neither L. bainesii nor L. listii.