Effects of drought on isolates of Bradyrhizobium elkanii cultured from Albizia adianthifolia seedlings of different provenances

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-145

  Swaine, E K ^a   Swaine, M D ^a   Killham, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinitrogen fixation; Drought tolerance; Ghana; Motility; Soil matric potential; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; DRY FOREST; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PROVENANCE; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SEEDLING; TOLERANCE; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ALBIZIA ADIANTHIFOLIA; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM ELKANII;

EID: 33846491817     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-006-9025-6     Document Type: Article

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