Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in earthworm casts and surrounding soil in relation to soil management of a semi-arid tropical Alfisol

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-181

  Lee, K K ^a   Reddy, M V ^a,b   Wani, S P ^a   Trimurtulu, N ^c  

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

^b KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Earthworm casts; Soil management; VAM propagules; Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; STYLOSANTHES HAMATA;

EID: 0040159742     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-1393(95)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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