Competitiveness of introduced Rhizobium strains for nodulation in fodder legumes

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 159-166

  Naeem, Farrukh I ^a   Ashraf, M Muhammad ^a   Malik, K A ^a   Hafeez, Fauzia Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. TRIFOLII; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 2442419025     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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