Selection of rhizobia for prairie legumes used in restoration and reconstruction programs in Minnesota

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 977-983

  Tlusty, Becki ^a   Grossman, Julie M ^a,b   Graham, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Inoculation; Legumes; Prairie; Restoration; Rhizobia

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD SEEDING; ECOSYSTEMS; REVEGETATION; WETLANDS;

INOCULATION; PRAIRIE LEGUMES; RHIZOBIA;

BACTERIA;

INOCULATION; LEGUME; PRAIRIE; RECONSTRUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; INOCULATION; MESORHIZOBIUM; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FABACEAE; MINNESOTA; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT ROOTS; RHIZOBIUM; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ASTRAGALUS CANADENSIS; CANDIDA; CAPITATA; CHAMAECRISTA FASCICULATA; DALEA CANDIDA; DALEA PURPUREA; DESMODIUM CANADENSE; LESPEDEZA CAPITATA;

EID: 14744303709     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w04-084     Document Type: Article

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