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PRODUCTION Of NUTRIENT SOURCES FOR RHIZOBIUM

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APPENDICES<br />

A. Reagents<br />

1. Lactophenol-cotton blue<br />

Lactic acid 20.0 ml<br />

Phenol crystal 20.0 g<br />

Glycerol 40.0 ml<br />

Distilled Water 20.0 ml<br />

Keep in brown bottle and add 0.05 g of cotton blue or methylene blue.<br />

2. Malachite green (spore straining)<br />

Malachite green 5.0 g<br />

Distilled water 100.0 ml<br />

3. Carbol fuchsin (Ziehl’s)<br />

Basic fuchsin 0.3 g<br />

Ethanol 95% 10.0 ml<br />

Added with Phenol 5% aqueous solution 100.0 ml.<br />

4. Silver nitrate-Sodium hydroxide reagent<br />

Preparation of reagent<br />

Dipping solution I Make 1 ml of a saturated aqueous silver nitrate solution<br />

up to 200 ml with acetone. Redissolve the resulting<br />

precipitate by adding 5 ml of water and shaking.<br />

Dipping solution II Dissolve 2 g of sodium hydroxide pellets in 2 ml of water<br />

with heating, and make up to 100 ml with methanol.<br />

Storage Dipping solution I should be prepared freshly for using<br />

each time, dipping solution II may be stored for several<br />

days.<br />

Substances Silver nitrate<br />

Sodium hydroxide pellets

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