Competition between effective and less effective strains of Bradyrhizobium spp. for nodulation on Vigna radiata

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 382-386

  Hafeez, F Y ^a   Hameed, S ^a   Ahmad, T ^a   Malik, K A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium; Nitrogen fixation; Nodulation competitiveness; Vigna radiata

Indexed keywords

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VIGNA; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0141950598     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740000337     Document Type: Article

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