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Knot like bodies known as nodules found ...

Knot like bodies known as nodules found in the roots of groundnut plant are produced by

A

Azospirillum

B

Azotobacter

C

Pseudomonas

D

Rhizobium

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D
Species of rod-shaped Rhizobium live symbiotically within the roots of several leguminous plants such as alfalfa, Sweet clover, Sweat pea, lentils, garden pea etc. These bacteria produce small outgrowth on the surface of legume roots called nodules that help in nitrogen fixation.
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