Classification of Rhizobium
Rhizobium are single celled usually rod shaped bacteria of 0.8 – 2.0 micro units .It often has flagella .Rhizobium attach to the roots of leguminous plants which gives a nodule-like appearance called root nodule. Classification of Rhizobium is given below:
- Kingdom: Monera
- Order: Rizobiales
- Family: Rizobiaceae
- Genus: Rhizobium
Benefits of Rhizobium
Following are the benefits provided by rhizobium are given below:
- Rhizobium acts as a biofertilizer.
- Providing nitrogen to the leguminous plant and hence considered as a very important process for enhancing yield and soil fertility.
- Rhizobium has been used in organic farming to stimulate growth of roots , protection from soil-borne pathogens and improve stress tolerance.
- Research is being conducted by scientists to find a way to use Rhizobium’s biological nitrogen fixation.
Rhizobium
Rhizobium is a bacterium that has good as well as bad effects on plants, animals, and the environment. It is a group of bacteria, some are very useful for us whereas some are pathogenic. Rhizobium is known to be a very good symbiote, symbiotic relationship between leguminous plants and rhizobium plays a very important role in our environment. Diseases caused by rhizobium are so hard to cure, do you know why it is so? We will talk more about Rhizobium in this article.
Table of Content
- What is Rhizobium?
- Role of Rhizobium
- What is Nitrogen Fixation?
- Why Nitrogen Fixation?
- Classification of Rhizobium
- Disease Caused by Rhizobium