Influence of pH and calcium on the growth, polysaccharide production and symbiotic association of Sinorhizobium meliloti SEMIA 116 with alfalfa roots

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 110-114

  Delavechia, Carolina ^a   Hampp, Eugenio ^a   Fabra, Adriana ^a   Castro, Stella ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Calcium; Cell surface; Sinorhizobium meliloti; Soil acidity

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CALCIUM; GROWTH; PH; POLYSACCHARIDE; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

ARGENTINA;

ARGENTINA (FISH); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0043074789     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-003-0627-0     Document Type: Article

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