Effects of resource-island soils, competition, and inoculation with Azospirillum on survival and growth of Pachycereus pringlei, the giant cactus of the Sonoran desert

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-73

  Carrillo Garcia, Ángel ^a   Bashan, Yoav ^a   Rivera, Ernesto Díaz ^a   Bethlenfalvay, Gabor J ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Desert soils; Nitrogen fixation; Nurse plant; Pachycereus pringlei; Plant survival; Resource island

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GROWTH; INOCULATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034068659     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.2000.80009.x     Document Type: Article

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