Isolation, characterization and selection of salt tolerant rhizobia nodulating Acacia catechu and A. nilotica

Symbiosis

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-288

  Kumar, H ^a   Arora, N K ^a   Kumar, V ^a   Maheshwari, D K ^a  

^a GURUKUL KANGRI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia catechu; Acacia nilotica; Nitrogenase; Nodulation; Rhizobium; Saline soil; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CATECHU; ACACIA NILOTICA; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; RHIZOBIUM LOTI;

EID: 0032897014     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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