Nodulation studies on legumes exotic to Australia: The influence of soil populations and inocula of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae on nodulation and nitrogen fixation by field peas

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-210

  Fettell, N A ^a   O'Connor, G E ^a   Carpenter, Diane J ^a   Evans, J ^a   Bamforth, I ^a   Oti Boateng, C ^b   Hebb, Diane M ^c   Brockwell, J ^c  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Legumes; Nitrogen fixation; Nodulation studies; Peas; Rhizobium leguminosarum

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. VICIAE; SATIVUM;

EID: 0011796830     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(96)00146-1     Document Type: Article

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