Biological nitrogen fixation in maize (Zea mays L.) by 15N isotope-dilution and identification of associated culturable diazotrophs

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-263

  Montañez, Adriana ^a   Abreu, Cecilia ^a   Gill, Paul R ^a,b   Hardarson, Gudni ^c   Sicardi, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequence; 15N isotope dilution; Culturable diazotrophs; NifH; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; BACTERIUM; CULTIVAR; DILUTION; ETHYLENE; GENE; MAIZE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYLOGENETICS; RNA; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

AGROBACTERIUM; AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVUNDIMONAS; HERBASPIRILLUM; PANTOEA; PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOBIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 59449090358     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-008-0322-2     Document Type: Article

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