Rhizobial infection of African landraces of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and finger millet (Eleucine coracana L.) promotes plant growth and alters tissue nutrient concentration under axenic conditions

Symbiosis

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-15

  Matiru, V N ^a   Jaffer, M A ^a   Dakora, F D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Finger millet and sorghum; Growth promotion; IAA; Inoculation; Microscopy; Mineral nutrition; Soybean nodulation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT USE; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SORGHUM;

AZORHIZOBIUM CAULINODANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; ELEUSINE CORACANA; GLYCINE MAX; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. VICIAE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 29744464364     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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