Roles of Flavonoids in Symbiotic and Defense Functions in Legume Roots

Botanical Review

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-39

  Stafford, Helen A ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MEDICAGO; FABACEAE; GLYCINE; LOTUS;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FLAVONOID; ISOFLAVONOID; NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; ROOT;

EID: 0031459111     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02857916     Document Type: Article

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