Response of Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. to rhizobial inoculation in an N-deficient soil containing low numbers of effective indigenous rhizobia

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-216

  Makatiani, E T ^a   Odee, D W ^a  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Most probable number (MPN); Nodulation; Sesbania rhizobia; Symbiotic N 2 fixation potential

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; FALLOW; GROWTH; INOCULATION; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL FERTILITY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

RHIZOBIACEAE; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 34249061061     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-007-9054-9     Document Type: Article

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