
%0 Journal Article
%A Philpotts, HR 
%T Effects of initial watering on nodulation of lupins
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1980/10/01
%V 20
%N 106
%P 599-601
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9800599
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9800599 
%X The need for free water movement through the soil after sowing to obtain good nodulation of yellow lupins (Lupinus luteus) was verified in a glasshouse experiment. Withholding overhead watering after sowing reduced the number of plants nodulated by approximately 30% when compared with surface watering at either one or 3 days after sowing. The amount of nodule tissue of nodulated plants was also lowered. Lime pelleting or a higher rate of inoculation increased the number of plants nodulated, but did not increase the amount of nodule tissue on nodulated plants. With watering 3 days after sowing, fewer plants nodulated and they had less nodule tissue than with watering after one day, unless lime-pelleted seed was used or (in the case of number of plants nodulated) a higher rate of inoculum was used. 
