Effects of the particle size of soil-less substrates upon AM fungus inoculum production

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-48

  Gaur, Atimanav ^a,b   Adholeya, Alok ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Coalmarl; Glomus intraradices; Perlite; Sand

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL SPORE; INOCULUM; PARTICLE SIZE; SAND; SPOROGENESIS; ZEA MAYS;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; PARTICLE SIZE; SPORE PRODUCTION; SUBSTRATE;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033875179     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005720050286     Document Type: Article

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