Nitrogen fixation capacity and nodule occupancy by Bradyrhizobium japonicum and B. elkanii strains

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 393-399

  Hungria, M ^a   Boddey, L H ^a   Santos, M A ^a   Vargas, M A T ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium elkanii; Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Competitiveness; Nitrogen fixation; Soybean

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PLANT NUTRITION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS;

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

BRAZIL;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM ELKANII; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM;

EID: 0031718853     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050449     Document Type: Article

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