Introduction: Assessing opportunities for nitrogen fixation in rice - A frontier project

Plant and Soil

Volumn 194, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Ladha, J K ^a   De Bruijn, F J ^b   Malik, K A ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Legume Rhizobium; Nif gene; Nitrogen fixation; Rice

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN FIXATION; RICE;

FABACEAE; HARNESS; ORYZA SATIVA; POACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0030714988     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5744-5_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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