The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sustainable maintenance of plant health and soil fertility

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Jeffries, Peter ^a   Gianinazzi, Silvio ^b   Perotto, Silvia ^c   Turnau, Katarzyna ^d   Barea, José Miguel ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^e CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bioremediation; Desertification; Horticulture; Mycorrhizas; Rhizosphere; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; DESERTIFICATION; MYCORRHIZA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

FUNGI;

EID: 0037281687     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-002-0546-5     Document Type: Review

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