Manure and soil properties affect survival and persistence of soyabean nodulating rhizobia in smallholder soils of Zimbabwe

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 232-242

  Zengeni, Rebecca ^a   Mpepereki, Sheunesu ^a   Giller, Ken E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Manure; Persistence; Rhizobia; Soyabean; Survival

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 33646086744     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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