Localization of Casuarina-infective Frankia near Casuarina cunninghamiana trees in Jamaica

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1248-1256

  Zimpfer, J F ^a,b   Kennedy, G J ^a   Smyth, C A ^a   Hamelin, J ^c   Navarro, E ^c   Dawson, J O ^a  

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

^b Plant Sciences Lab   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Casuarina; Frankia; Myrica; N fixation; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; JAMAICA; NODULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL;

ACTINORHIZAL PLANT; BACTERIUM; FACILITATION; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; SOIL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

JAMAICA;

CASUARINA CUNNINGHAMIANA; FRANKIA; MYRICA CERIFERA;

EID: 0033502197     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-9-1248     Document Type: Conference Paper

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