Ecology of indigenous soil rhizobia: Selective response of Bradyrhizobium japonicum to a soybean meal

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 187-195

  Viteri, Silvio E ^a,b   Schmidt, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Fluorescent antibody; Indigenous bradyrhizobia; Microbial ecology; Nodule occupancy; Selective response; Soil amendment; Soybean meal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347702430     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-1393(96)00091-1     Document Type: Article

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