Efficacy of biological preparations of soybean root nodule bacteria modified with a homologous lectin

The effect of various biopreparations of the root nodule bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum, modified with a homologous lectin, on the virulence of rhizobia, the nitrogen-fixing activity of root nodules, and the productivity of the soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) was studied. It was shown that a homologous lectin, added to a bacterial suspension when manufacturing biopreparations on a liquid and solid support, increases the efficiency of the soybean symbiotic system and the productivity of the host plant. The potentialities of using bacterial preparations modified with a homologous lectin are discussed.