Nodulation competitiveness in the Rhizobium-chickpea nodulation variants symbiosis

Microbiological Research

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 407-412

  Sheoran, Anita ^a   Khurana, A L ^a   Dudeja, S S ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cicer arietinum; N2 fixation; Nodulation variants; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0031415847     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(97)80059-6     Document Type: Article

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