Selection of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) using root traits related to dinitrogen fixation

Field Crops Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-62

  Chloupek, O ^a   Ehrenbergerova J ^a   Opitz Von Boberfeld, W ^b   Riha P ^c  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUPERVISING AND TESTING IN AGRICULTURE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dinitrogen fixation; Root system size; Selection; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

CLONING; CROPS; NITROGEN FIXATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAND; SYNTHETIC FOODS;

ROOT TRAITS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

NITROGEN FIXATION; PHENOTYPE; ROOT SYSTEM; SELECTION;

RHIZOBIUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0037425551     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(02)00154-5     Document Type: Article

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