Response of lentil to Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae strains at different levels of nitrogen and phosphorus

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-98

  Shah, N H ^a,b   Hafeez, F Y ^a   Arshad, M ^b   Malik, K A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Fertiliser; Inoculation; Lentil; Nitrogen; Nodulation; Phosphorus; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

LENS CULINARIS; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

EID: 0034091957     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA99052     Document Type: Article

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