Diversity and symbiotic effectiveness of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii isolates from pasture soils in south-western Australia

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1319-1329

  Collins, M T ^a   Thies, J E ^a,b   Abbott, L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; ELISA; MPN; PCR; Rhizobia; Subterranean clover

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

RHIZOBIA;

SOILS;

INOCULATION; LEGUME; PASTURE; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. TRIFOLII; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0036909845     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR01052     Document Type: Article

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