Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes: Perspectives for saline agriculture

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 134-143

  Bruning, Bas ^a   Rozema, Jelte ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Legumes; Nitrogen fixation; Saline agriculture; Salt sensitivity; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARABLE LAND; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEGUME; MANURE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; SALINIZATION; SEAWATER; SOIL NITROGEN; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84878193737     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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