Inoculation and nitrogen affect herbage and symbiotic properties of annual Medicago species

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 781-786

  Zhu, Yanping ^a   Sheaffer, Craig C ^a   Vance, Carroll P ^a   Graham, Peter H ^a   Russelle, Michael P ^a   Montealegre, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; MEDICAGO RUGOSA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO SCUTELLATA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; RHIZOBIACEAE; SINORHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0032458159     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1998.00021962009000060011x     Document Type: Article

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