Nodulation of Pterocarpus officinalis in the swamp forest of Guadeloupe (Lesser antilles)

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 761-770

  Saur, Etienne ^a   Bonhême, Ingrid ^a   Nygren, Pekka ^b   Imbert, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction assay; Aerial nodules; Buttress roots; Flooded soil; Guadeloupe; Nodule morphology; Pterocarpus officinalis; Symbiotic nitrogen fixation; Tropical swamp forest

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; SWAMP FOREST;

GUADELOUPE;

GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; PTEROCARPUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0032424828     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467498000558     Document Type: Article

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