Growth and symbiotic nitrogen fixation of Vicia faba and Phaseolus vulgaris as affected by fertiliser potassium and temperature

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 315-320

  Sangakkara, Ravi ^a,b   Hartwig, Ueli A ^a   Nösberger, Josef ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Faba beans; French beans; Growth; Nitrogen fixation; Nodulation; Potassium; Temperature

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0030043352     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199603)70:3<315::AID-JSFA504>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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