Silicon promotes nodule formation and nodule function in symbiotic cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

New Phytologist

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 463-467

  Nelwamondo, A ^a   Dakora, F D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cowpea; N2 fixation; Nodulation; Nutrient solution; Silicon

Indexed keywords

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0032767263     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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