Genotypic diversity and symbiotic effectiveness of rhizobia isolated from root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris L. grown in Tunisian soils

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-320

  Mhamdi, R ^a   Jebara, M ^a   Aouani, M E ^a   Ghrir, R ^a   Mars, M ^a  

^a Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Plasmid profile; Rhizobium etli; Rhizobium gallicum; Rhizobium leguminosarum

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; DNA ANALYSIS; FRANCE; GENE PROBE; GENOTYPIC VARIATION; MICROORGANISM SCREENING; NODULATION; PLASMID; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SYMBIOSIS; TUNISIA;

BIODIVERSITY; GENOTYPE; RHIZOSPHERE; SYMBIOSIS;

AGROBACTERIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM GALLICUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM TROPICI;

EID: 0032895904     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050499     Document Type: Article

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