Promiscuity for nodulation and effectivity in the N2-fixing legume tree Acacia caven in Uruguay

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-244

  Frioni, L ^a   Malates D ^a   Irigoyen, I ^a   Dodera, R ^a  

^a Faculty of Agronomy   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Acacia caven; Hydrogenase; Legume trees; Nitrogen fixing trees; Nodulation; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001740988     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(97)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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