Phenotypic and genotypic diversity of similar serotypes of soybean bradyrhizobia from two soil populations

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1539-1545

  Ramirez, Martha E ^a   Israel, Daniel W ^a   Wollum II, A G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRADYRHIZOBIA;

EID: 0031238711     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00009-6     Document Type: Article

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