Estimation of host-strain compatibility for symbiotic N-fixation between Rhizobium meliloti, several annual species of Medicago and Medicago sativa

Plant and Soil

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 49-55

  Howieson, J G ^a,c   Nutt, B ^b   Evans, P ^d  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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

^d Hamilton Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Hybridisation; Lucerne; Medic; N fixation; Rhizobia

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; GENETIC STRAIN; GENOTYPE; HOST STRAIN COMPATIBILITY; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; SYMBIOSIS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; INOCULATION; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION;

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO LITTORALIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO TORNATA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0034068076     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004795617375     Document Type: Article

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