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• Rhizobium meliloti…
• nitrogen-fixing bacterium
• (Leguminous plants).
• Symbiotic association with Fenugreek .
• Fenugreek plants from seeds inoculated with R . meliloti are

  taller, with higher seed yield and higher protein contents.
• This is an example of Symbiosis.

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