The rhizobia nodulating shrubs for revegetation of arid lands: Isolation of native strains and specificity of the plant - Rhizobia interaction by cross inoculation tests

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-326

  González Andrés, Fernando ^a,d   Alegre, Jesús ^b   Ceresuela, José Luis ^c  

^a Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Agrícola I N E A   (Spain)

^b Instituto Madrile   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

N fixation; Rhizobia; Shrubby legumes

Indexed keywords

LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; REVEGETATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

ANIMALIA; COLUTEA ARBORESCENS; DORYCNIUM PENTAPHYLLUM; FUNGI; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO CITRINA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO STRASSERI; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 27644562696     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980500299649     Document Type: Article

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