Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterial populations trapped from soils under agroforestry systems in the Western Amazon

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an important grain-producing legume that can forego nitrogen fertilization by establishing an efficient symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Although inoculating strains have already been selected for this species, little is known about the genotypic and symbiotic d...

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Main Authors: Paula Marcela Duque Jaramillo, Amanda Azarias Guimarães, Ligiane Aparecida Florentino, Karina Barroso Silva, Rafaela Simão Abrahão Nóbrega, Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-12-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162013000600004&lng=en&tlng=en