Symbiotic performance of fast-growing rhizobia isolated from the coastal sand dune legumes of west coast of India

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 435-439

  Arun, A B ^a   Sridhar, K R ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Coastal sand dunes; Legumes; Rhizobium; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DUNE; LEGUME; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; MACROTYLOMA UNIFLORUM; RHIZOBIUM; VIGNA MUNGO; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 11244269454     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0800-0     Document Type: Article

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