ENGLISH

Handbook for Rhizobia: Methods in Legume-Rhizobium Technology

By Padma Somasegaran , Heinz J. Hoben (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
1994
ISBN
978-1-4613-8377-2, 978-1-4613-8375-8
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4613-8375-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (27040933 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
450\455
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Agriculture; Forestry; Plant Sciences; Cell Biolog

Description

Rhizobia are bacteria which inhabit the roots of plants in the pea family and "fix" atmospheric nitrogen for plant growth. They are thus of enormous economic importance internationally and the subject of intense research interest. Handbook for Rhizobia is a monumental book of practical methods for working with these bacteria and their plant hosts. Topics include the general microbiological properties of rhizobia and their identification, their potential as symbionts, methods for inoculating rhizobia onto plants, and molecular genetics methods for Rhizobium in the laboratory. The book will be invaluable to Rhizobium scientists, soil microbiologists, field and laboratory researchers at agricultural research centers, agronomists, and crop scientists.

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