Nodulation of native woody legumes in Hong Kong, China

Plant and Soil

Volumn 316, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 35-43

  Ng, Angie Y S ^a   Hau, Billy C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Forest restoration; Hong Kong; Native woody legumes; Nodulation; Nodule morphology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HABITAT TYPE; LAND DEGRADATION; LEGUME; MORPHOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; NEW SPECIES; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENESCENCE; SHRUB;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

BOWRINGIA; CAESALPINIOIDEAE;

EID: 59649088272     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9756-4     Document Type: Article

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