Symbiotic N2 fixation response to drought

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 331, 1999, Pages 143-155

  Serraj, Rachid ^a,c   Sinclair, Thomas R ^a   Purcell, Larry C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Legumes; Nodule; Symbiotic N2 fixation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033007249     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.331.143     Document Type: Review

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