Nodule function in symbiotic Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.) and Kersting's bean (Macrotyloma geocarpum L.) is tolerant of nitrate in the root medium

Annals of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 687-690

  Dakora, Felix D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bambara groundnut; Kersting's bean; Nitrogenase activity; NO3 tolerance; Xylem ureides

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BAMBARA; MACROTYLOMA GEOCARPUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RHIZOBIACEAE; VIGNA SUBTERRANEA;

EID: 0031785930     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0720     Document Type: Article

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