Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves establishment of micropropagated Leucaena leucocephala plantlets

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-47

  Puthur, Jos T ^a   Prasad, K V S K ^a   Sharmila, P ^a   Pardha Saradhi, P ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Glomus fasciculatum; Glomus macrocarpum; Tissue culture; Transplantation shock

Indexed keywords

LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0031805411     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006068026377     Document Type: Article

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