A survey of soils for aggregate stability and glomalin, a glycoprotein produced by hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Plant and Soil

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-107

  Wright, S F ^a   Upadhyaya, A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

AM fungi; Soil biology; Soil protein; Sustainable agriculture; Water stable aggregates

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; FUNGUS; GLOMALIN; MYCORRHIZAE; SOIL;

EID: 0031936735     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004347701584     Document Type: Article

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