Genetic diversity of rhizobia isolated from medicinal legumes growing in the sub-Himalayan region of Uttaranchal

Current Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 202-207

  Pandey, P ^a   Sahgal, M ^b   Maheswari, D K ^a   Johri, B N ^b  

^a GURUKUL KANGRI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRUS; ABRUS PRECATORIUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; MELILOTUS; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM GALLICUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TRIGONELLA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 4444222954     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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