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Which rod-shaped microbe forms nodules on legume roots?

ARhizobium

BRhizopus

CRhizoctonia

DRhizosphere

Answer & Solution

Correct answer: A. Rhizobium

1. It associates with alfalfa, clover and pea. 2. The association shows as root nodules. 3. It is Rhizobium. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 12 'Mineral Nutrition'_

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