Growth, nodulation and yield of mash bean (Vigna mungo L.) as affected by Rhizobium inoculation and soil applied L-tryptophan

Soil and Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-17

  Hussain, Muhammad Iqbal ^a   Akhtar, Muhammad Javed ^a   Asghar, Hafiz Naeem ^a   Ahmad, Maqshoof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium japonicum; IAA; L tryptophan; Legumes; Nodulation

Indexed keywords

BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; VIGNA MUNGO;

EID: 79955753541     PISSN: 20749546     EISSN: 20751141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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