Effect of drought on the growth and survival of Rhizobium meliloti strains from Pakistan and Nepal

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 335-340

  Athar, Mohammad ^a,b   Johnson, Douglas A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

alfalfa rhizobia; drought tolerance; soil water potential; survival

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0031079815     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0163     Document Type: Article

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