Techniques for the selection and development of elite inoculant strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum in southern Australia

Symbiosis

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-48

  Howieson, J G ^a,b   Malden, J ^a   Yates, R J ^a   O'Hara, G W ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidity; Infertility; Legume; Nitrogen fixation; Rhizobium leguminosarum

Indexed keywords

RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

EID: 0034001126     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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