Nitrogen contributions from faba bean (Vicia faba L.) reliant on soil rhizobia or inoculation

Plant and Soil

Volumn 365, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 363-374

  Denton, Matthew D ^a,b   Pearce, David J ^a   Peoples, Mark B ^c  

^a Department of Primary Industries ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Faba bean; Grain legume; N natural abundance; Nitrogen fixation; Nodule; Pulse; Rhizobia; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; INOCULATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL NITROGEN; VEGETABLE;

RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84875058296     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1393-2     Document Type: Article

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