Toxicity of organic compounds to the indigenous population of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii in soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 10-11, 1996, Pages 1483-1487

  Chaudri, Amar M ^a   McGrath, Steve P ^a   Knight, Bruce P ^a   Johnson, David L ^b   Jones, Kevin C ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM TRIFOLII;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

EID: 0030251140     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00156-3     Document Type: Article

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