Effectiveness of rhizobia nodulating recent promiscuous soyabean selections in the moist savanna of Nigeria

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 127-133

  Sanginga, N ^a   Thottappilly, G ^a   Dashiell, K ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobia japonicum; Bradyrhizobia sp; Breeding lines; Inoculation; Low N soils; Moist savanna; Nitrogen fixation; Nodulation; Promiscuous soybean; Symbiotic effectiveness

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GENETIC STRAIN; GENOTYPE; INOCULATION; NIGERIA; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NODULATION; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; SAVANNA; SOYBEAN;

NODULATION; SAVANNA; SOYBEAN;

NIGERIA;

COWPEA BRADYRHIZOBIA;

EID: 0033987370     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00143-1     Document Type: Article

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