Nitrogenase activity and nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with rhizosphere of rice cultivars with varying N absorption efficiency

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 485-488

  Kanungo, P K ^a   Panda, D ^a   Adhya, T K ^a   Ramakrishnan, B ^a   Rajaramamohan Rao, V ^a  

^a CENTRAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

N absorption efficiency; N2 fixing bacteria; nitrogenase activity; rice rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030937530     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199704)73:4<485::AID-JSFA757>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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