Root cytokinins, acid phosphatase and nodule activity in drought-stressed mycorrhizal or nitrogen-fixing alfalfa plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 298, 1996, Pages 683-686

  Goicoechea, N ^a   Antolin M C ^a   Strnad, M ^b   Sanchez Diaz M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Cytokinins; Drought; Nodule activity

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MYCORRHIZAE;

EID: 0001494680     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.5.683     Document Type: Article

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