Competitiveness of native Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains in two different soil types

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Palaniappan, S P ^a   Sudhi Sreedhar, P ^a   Loganathan, P ^a   Thomas, J ^a  

^a Spic Science Foundation India   (India)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Co inoculation; Competitiveness; Immunoblot method; Native soil rhizobia; Soybean nodulation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INTERSTRAIN COMPETITION; RHIZOBIA; ROOT NODULE;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; FABACEAE; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0343852825     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050315     Document Type: Article

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