Growth response of wattle (Acacia mearnsii) seedlings to phosphorus fertilisation and inoculations with Glomus deserticola and Rhizobium sp. in non-sterile soil

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 212-224

  Udaiyan, K ^a   Sugavanam, V ^a,b   Manian, S ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOREST GENETICS AND TREE BREEDING   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia meamsii; Glomus deserticola; Nodulation; Phosphate fertilisers; Phosphorus utilisation efficiency; Rhizobium sp.; VAM root colonisation

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FUNGI; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; SEED; SOILS;

GROWTH RESPONSE; INOCULATION; NODULATION; NON STERILE SOIL; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZATION; ROOT COLONISATION; WATTLE SEEDLING;

GROWTH KINETICS;

EID: 0031344992     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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