Can introduced and indigenous rhizobial strains compete for nodule formation by promiscuous soybean in the moist savanna agroecological zone of Nigeria?

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-31

  Okogun, J A ^a,b,c   Sanginga, N ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agroecological zone; Altitude; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Moist savanna; Nitrogen fixation; Promiscuous soybean; Rhizobia

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; ALTITUDE; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SAVANNA; SOYBEAN;

NIGERIA;

GLYCINE MAX; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0038639959     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-003-0611-8     Document Type: Article

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