A comparison of Bradyrhizobium strains using molecular, cultural and field studies

Plant Science

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-91

  Fremont M ^a   Prin, Y ^b   Chauviere M ^c   Diem, H G ^b   Pwee, K H ^a   Tan, T K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SYMBIOSES TROPICALES ET MÉDITERRANÉENNES   (France)

^c PO Box 795 91008 Tawau   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A. mangium; Bradyrhizobium; Nitrogen fixing bacteria; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ARTICLE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MALAYSIA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ACACIA MANGIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0344528740     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00211-8     Document Type: Article

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