Relevance of mycorrhizal fungal origin and host plant genotype to inducing growth and nutrient uptake in Medicago species

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-15

  Monzon, A ^a   Azcon R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Autoctone endophytes; Glomus species; Medicago species

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO; FABACEAE; GLOMUS CALEDONIUM; GLOMUS FASCICULATUM; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; MEDICAGO POLYMOPRHA; MEDICAGO RIGIDULA; MEDICAGO ROTATA; MEDICAGO TRUNCULATA; RHIZOBIUM;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ENDOPHYTE; GROWTH; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

EID: 0030274130     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(96)01066-3     Document Type: Article

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