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NODULATION, NITROGENASE ACTIVITY, AND DRY WEIGHT OF CHICKPEA AND PIGEON PEA CULTIVARS USING DIFFERENT BRADYRHIZOBIUM STRAINS

J. E. Bidlack University of Central Oklahoma, Deparment of Biology, Edmond, OK, 73034, U.S.A.
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S. C. Rao USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory, 7207 W. Cheyenne Street, El Reno, OK, 73036, U.S.A.
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D. H. Demezas Oklahoma State University, Deparment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Stillwater, OK, 74078, U.S.A.
Pages 549-560 | Published online: 14 Feb 2007

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