Renodulation and characterization of Rhizobium isolates from cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer L.)

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-174

  Zhao, Z ^a   Williams, S E ^a   Schuman, G E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b USDA ARS High Plains Grasslands Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Astragalus cicer; DNA; Forage legume; Milkvetch; Nitrogen fixation; Nodulation; Rhizobium spp

Indexed keywords

CICER MILKVETCH; NODULATION; RHIZOBIA;

ASTRAGALUS CICER; ASTRALAGUS CICER; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; FABACEAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM TRIFOLII; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM VICEAE; RHIZOBIUM LOTI;

EID: 0030757934     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050299     Document Type: Article

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