Nodule formation and function in six varieties of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Grown in a nitrogen-rich field soil in South Africa

Symbiosis

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-31

  Ayisi, Kingsley K ^a   Nkgapele, Ramphopotle J ^a   Dakora, Felix D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ndfa; 15N values; Cowpea varieties; N fixed; Nodulation; Soil mineral N

Indexed keywords

VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0034004525     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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