Phenotypic and genetic diversity among rhizobia isolated from three Hedysarum species: H. spinosissimum, H. coronarium and H. flexuosum

Plant and Soil

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-153

  Kishinevsky, B D ^a   Nandasena, K G ^b   Yates, R J ^b   Nemas, C ^a   Howieson, J G ^b,c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene sequencing; Clustering; Hedysarum spp.; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

ARACHIS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM SP.; HEDYSARUM; HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM CICERI; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. VICIAE;

EID: 0037939744     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022967213088     Document Type: Article

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