Time course of N2 fixation and growth of chickpea

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 441-447

  Kyei Boahen, S ^a   Slinkard, A E ^a   Walley, F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N isotope dilution technique; Chickpea; Growth stage; Inoculation method; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; GROWTH; INOCULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION;

CICER ARIENTINUM; CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 0036930756     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-002-0492-2     Document Type: Article

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