Symbiotic nitrogen fixation of wild legumes in Tunisia: Soil fertility dynamics, field nodulation and nodules effectiveness

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 157, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-69

  Rejili, M ^a   Mahdhi, M ^a   Fterich, A ^a   Dhaoui, S ^a   Guefrachi, I ^a   Abdeddayem, R ^a   Mars, M ^a  

^a Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied to the Environment   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biodiversity; Ecosystems; Legumes; Nitrogen; Rhizobia; Soils

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC VARIATION; LEGUME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; SYMBIOSIS; WILD POPULATION;

TUNISIA;

ARGYROLOBIUM UNIFLORUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GENISTA; HEDYSARUM; HEDYSARUM SPINOSISSIMUM; KOCURIA; MESORHIZOBIUM; PHYLLOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; RETAMA; RETAMA RAETAM; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; STARKEYA; TRIGONELLA; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 84863776773     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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