Symbiotic N2 fixation in 30 field-grown cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) genotypes in the Upper West Region of Ghana measured using 15N natural abundance

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-198

  Belane, Alphonsus K ^a   Dakora, Felix D ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ndfa; 15N; N fixed; Plant growth; Reference plants

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GENOTYPE; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; SHOOT GROWTH; SYMBIOSIS; YIELD RESPONSE;

GHANA;

VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 73749088371     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-009-0415-6     Document Type: Article

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