Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agro-ecosystem function in the tropics: The role of mycorrhiza in crops and trees

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-85

  Munyanziza, E ^a   Kehri, H K ^b   Bagyaraj, D J ^c  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Biodiversity; Ectomycorrhiza

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; CAESALPINIOIDEAE; DIPTEROCARPACEAE; FUNGI; MYRTACEAE; PINUS TROPICALIS;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0031396605     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(96)00152-7     Document Type: Article

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