Contribution of nitrogen-fixing organisms to the N budget in Trachypogon savannas

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-50

  López Hernández, Danilo ^a,b   Santaella, Sonia ^b   Chacón, Prudencio ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Simon Rodriuez   (Venezuela)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Microbacterial crusts; Nitrogen; Rhizobium; Rhizosphere; Trachypogon savannas; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CYANOBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM; TRACHYPOGON;

EID: 33644894733     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.09.015     Document Type: Article

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