Viability and infectivity of mycorrhizal spores after long term storage in soils with different water potentials

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-186

  Ruiz Lozano, J M ^a   Azcon R ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLOMUS DESERTICOLA; GLOMUS FASCICULATUM; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; LACTUCA;

EID: 0011065677     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-1393(95)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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