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Dr. Peter H. Graham
439 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
St Paul, MN 55406

 
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Strain Collection

Dalea purpurea
(Purple prairie clover)

  • 240 strains, including isolates from Coronilla and Onobrychis that are effective on Dalea
  • Most effective strains identified in growth chamber and field studies: UMR 6808, UMR 7205 and UMR 7240
Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea candida
(White prairie clover)

White Prarie Clover

Strains of rhizobia for D.purpurea, and D. candida derive mainly from the Agassiz Dunes, Ana Gronseth, Bluestem, Chippewa, Helen Allison Savanna, Kellogg-Weaver Dunes, Pankratz, and Roscoe prairies. Descriptions of these sites are available through the Minnesota DNR- Scientific and Natural Areas.

RRL Strain Collection

Amorpha canescens
(Lead plant)

Astragalus canadensis
(Canadian milk vetch)

Chamaecrista fasciculata
(Partridge pea)

Coronilla varia
(Crown vetch)

Dalea purpurea / D.candida
(Purple and white prairie clover)

Desmodium canadense
(Showy tick trefoil)

Desmanthus illinoense
(Illinois bundle flower)

Glycine max
(Soybean)

Glycyrrhiza lepidota
(Wild licorice)

Lespedeza capitata
(Round headed bush clover)

Lupinus
spp. (Lupin)

Onobrychis
spp. (Sainfoin)

Phaseolus vulgaris
(Common bean)

Pisum sativum (Pea) / Vicia (Vetch)

Trifolium ambiguum
(Kura clover)

 
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