Effect of different organic manures/composts on the herbage and essential oil yield of Cymbopogon winterianus and their influence on the native AM population in a marginal alfisol

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-319

  Tanu, ^a   Prakash, Anil ^b   Adholeya, Alok ^a  

^a Centre for Mycorrhizal Research   (India)

^b BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Compost manures; Cymbopogon sp.; Essential oil content; Herbage yield; Inoculum potential

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; DRUG DOSAGE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS;

VEGETABLE COMPOST;

MANURES;

ESSENTIAL OIL;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; CROP YIELD; ESSENTIAL OIL; MANURE; PLANT RESIDUE;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMPOST; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS; HERBAGE; INOCULATION; MANURE; PLANT LEAF; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; VEGETABLE;

CITRONELLA; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0842303268     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00198-6     Document Type: Article

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