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The effect of soil temperature modification on the natural pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)—Rhizobium symbiosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

B. S. Sidhu ,
V. Beri  and
O. P. Meelu
B. S. Sidhu
Affiliation:
Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana 141004, India
V. Beri
Affiliation:
Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana 141004, India
O. P. Meelu
Affiliation:
Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana 141004, India
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Since the early studies of Jones & Tisdale (1921), temperature has been recognized as influencing symbiosis and as affecting both nodule formation and nitrogen fixation (Roughley & Dart, 1969).

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 111 , Issue 2 , October 1988 , pp. 395 - 397
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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