Development of flood-induced lenticels in red alder nodules prior to the restoration of nitrogenase activity

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1373-1377

  McCray Batzli, Janet ^a,b   Dawson, Jeffrey O ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alnus rubra; Biological nitrogen fixation; Frankia; Hypertrophied lenticels; Intercellular space; Waterlogged

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOODING; FRANKIA; HYPERTROPHY; LENTICEL; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; NODULATION;

ALNUS RUBRA;

EID: 0033494712     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b99-082     Document Type: Conference Paper

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