Competition for nodulation among rhizobia in legume-Rhizobium symbiosis

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 211-246

  Sindhu, S S ^a   Dadarwal, K R ^a  

^a Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana A ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Competition; Effectiveness; Nod genes; Nodulation; Plasmids; Rhizobium; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000924402     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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