Nitrogen-fixing stem nodules of the Legume, Discolobium pulchellum Benth

We report on the structure of N2 -fixing nodules formed on the stem of Discolobium pulchellum Benth., an aquatic legume in the subfamily Pupilionoideae, tribe Aeschynomeneae, from the Hooded areas in the 'Pantanal Matogrossense' region of Brazil. The stern (and root) nodules were obligatel...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 128(1994), 2 vom: 20. Okt., Seite 283-295
1. Verfasser: Loureiro, M F (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: DE Faria, S M, James, E K, Pott, A, Franco, A A
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1994
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Discolobium N2 fixation Rhizobium aquatic plant stem nodule
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