Nitrogen fixation in endophytic and associative symbiosis

Field Crops Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 197-209

  James, E K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetobacter diazotrophicus; Azoarcus; Azospirillum; Endophytic diazotrophs; Gramineae; Herbaspirillum; Kallar grass; Nitrogen fixation; Rice; Sugar cane

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SYMBIOSIS;

LEPTOCHLOA FUSCA; ORYZA SATIVA; SACCHARUM;

EID: 0034096733     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(99)00087-8     Document Type: Article

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