Nodulation of tree legumes and the ecology of their native rhizobial populations in tropical soils

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-223

  Bala, A ^a,b   Murphy, P J ^a,c   Osunde, A O ^b   Giller, K E ^a,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecology; Genetic diversity; Rhizobia; Tree legumes

Indexed keywords

CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 0037372697     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(02)00157-9     Document Type: Article

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