Medicago constricta explained

Medicago constricta is an annual, non-climbing species of the genus Medicago. It is found in the Mediterranean basin from Greece to Israel.[1] M. constricta is found primarily in sandy clay[2] or dry soils.[3] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

Notes and References

  1. Béna, G. . Lyet, A. . Huguet, T. . Olivier, I. . amp . Medicago - Sinorhizobium symbiotic specificity evolution and the geographic expansion of Medicago . J. Evol. Biol. . 18 . 6 . 1547 - 58 . 2005 . 16313467 . 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00952.x. free .
  2. Book: Heyn, Chaia Clara . The Annual Species of Medicago . The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University . 1963 . Jerusalem, Israel . 108 - 111 .
  3. Book: Lesinš, Karlis Adolfs . Lesinš, Irma . Genus Medicago (Leguminosae) . Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers . 1979 . The Hague, The Netherlands . 176 - 179 . 90-6193-598-9.

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