... capable of fixing the atmospheric nitrogen in root nodules, can guarantee nitrogen supply to the leguminoustree, making it independent of the nitrogen in the soil. The access of the roots to the ... month-old seedlings were transplanted in the field during the rainy season.To ensure the survival of the seedlings, irrigation with truck were pro-vide during the dry season of the first year ... volume, which in turnincreases the water-holding capacity of the soil [2, 44] enhanc-ing drought tolerance and survival of plants and bacteria [1, 28].On the other hand, the A. peregrina growth...