Effect of salinity on survival and symbiotic performance between rhizobium meliloti and medicago sativa L. in Saudi Arabian soils

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-14

  Mashhady, A S ^a   Salem, S H ^a   Barakah, F N ^a   Heggo, A M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Lucerne; N2 fixation; Nodulation; Saline soils; Salinity tolerance

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LUCERNE; RHIZOBIA; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; SYMBIOSIS;

SAUDI ARABIA;

FABACEAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0031890885     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324989809381493     Document Type: Article

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