Research Progress and Perspectives of Nitrogen Fixing Bacterium, Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus, in Monocot Plants

Table 5

Nonnative host plants of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and the methods used for inoculation.

Crop	Latin name	Method	Source
Corn	Zea mays	Seed inoculation	Cocking et al. 2006 [24]; Eskin 2012 [73]; Riggs et al. 2001 [27]
		Aseptic inoculation
		Root dip inoculation	Tian et al. 2009  [23]
Tomato	Lycopersicon esculentum	Aseptic inoculation	Cocking et al. 2006  [24]
Arabadopsis	Arabidopsis thaliana	Aseptic inoculation	Cocking et al. 2006  [24]
Sorghum	Sorghum vulgare	Soil drench inoculation	Paula et al. 1991  [63]
		Seed inoculation	Luna et al. 2010  [65]
		Root dip inoculation	Yoon 2011  [unpublished]
Wheat	Triticum aestivum	Aseptic inoculation	Cocking et al. 2006 [24]; Luna et al. 2010 [65]; Youssef et al. 2004 [32]
		Seed inoculation
Oilseed rape	Brassica napus	Aseptic inoculation	Cocking et al. 2006  [24]
White clover	Brassica napus	Aseptic inoculation	Cocking et al. 2006  [24]
Common bean	Phaseolus vulgaris	Aseptic inoculation	Trujillo-López et al. 2006  [71]