The relationship between growth promotion by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and root morphology and phosphorus absorption in gramineous and leguminous crops

Japanese Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-352

  Isobe, Katsunori ^a   Tsubok, Yoshio ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Gramineous crop; Legminous crop; Phosphorus absorption; Root hair; Root length

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011133172     PISSN: 00111848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/jcs.67.347     Document Type: Article

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