Mycorrhizae in sustainable agriculture. I. Effects on seed yield and soil aggregation

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 157-161

  Bethlenfalvay, Gabor J ^a   Barea, José Miguel ^b  

^a HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; CROP YIELD; FUNGUS; MYCORRHIZAE;

EID: 0028581458     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: 14785498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0889189300005919     Document Type: Article

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