An In Vitro Procedure for Phenotypic Screening of Growth Parameters and Symbiotic Performances in Lotus corniculatus Cultivars Maintained in Different Nutritional Conditions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Experimental Design
2.2. Growth Responses of L. corniculatus cvs. to N and P Starvation
2.3. Symbiotic Performances of L. corniculatus cvs.
3. Discussion
4. Experimental Section
4.1. Plant Material and Growth Conditions
4.2. Inoculation Procedure and Nodulation Test
4.3. Root Analyses
4.4. Statistical Analysis
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Valkov, V.T.; Chiurazzi, M. An In Vitro Procedure for Phenotypic Screening of Growth Parameters and Symbiotic Performances in Lotus corniculatus Cultivars Maintained in Different Nutritional Conditions. Plants 2016, 5, 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants5040040
Valkov VT, Chiurazzi M. An In Vitro Procedure for Phenotypic Screening of Growth Parameters and Symbiotic Performances in Lotus corniculatus Cultivars Maintained in Different Nutritional Conditions. Plants. 2016; 5(4):40. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants5040040
Chicago/Turabian StyleValkov, Vladimir Totev, and Maurizio Chiurazzi. 2016. "An In Vitro Procedure for Phenotypic Screening of Growth Parameters and Symbiotic Performances in Lotus corniculatus Cultivars Maintained in Different Nutritional Conditions" Plants 5, no. 4: 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants5040040