Influence of soil fertility on the rhizobial competitiveness for nodulation of Acacia senegal and Acacia nilotica provenances in nursery and field conditions

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 705-711

  Sarr, A ^a,b   Lesueur, D ^a,c  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acacia provenances; Nodules occupancy; PCR RFLP; Rhizobia; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NITROGEN; SOIL MECHANICS;

ACACIA PROVENANCES; NODULES OCCUPANCY; RHIZOBIA; SOIL FERTILITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACACIA NILOTICA; ACACIA SENEGAL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NITROGEN; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; SOIL MECHANICS;

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ACACIA SENEGAL; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 34248154706     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9288-0     Document Type: Article

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