Symbiotic nitrogen fixation and yield of Pachyrhizus erosus (L) urban cultivars and Pachyrhizus ahipa (wedd) parodi landraces as affected by flower pruning

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 973-981

  Castellanos, J Z ^a   Zapata, F ^a   Badillo, V ^a   Pena Cabriales, J J ^a   Jensen, E S ^a   Heredia Garcia, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA ALATA; PACHYRHIZUS AHIPA; PACHYRHIZUS EROSUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030804708     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00223-4     Document Type: Article

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