Population size, distribution, and symbiotic characteristics of indigenous Bradyrhizobium spp. that nodulate TGx soybean genotypes in Africa

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-67

  Abaidoo, R C ^a,b   Keyser, H H ^a   Singleton, P W ^a   Dashiell, K E ^b   Sanginga, N ^b,c  

^a University of Hawaii NifTAL Project   (United States)

^b LW Lambourn and Co   (United Kingdom)

^c Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF CIAT)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

BNF; Bradyrhizobium; N2 fixation; Nodulation; Population size and distribution; TGx soybean genotypes

Indexed keywords

BRADYRHIZOBIACEAE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM SP.; GLYCINE MAX; RHIZOBIACEAE; VIGNA;

EID: 33750698998     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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