Treatment of Glomus mosseae propagules with 50% sucrose increases spore germination and inoculum potential

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1571-1573

  Vilariño, Anton ^a   Sainz, María Jesús ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOMUS MOSSEAE;

EID: 0031239773     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00058-8     Document Type: Article

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