Nutrient acquisition and nitrate reductase activity of mycorrhizal Retama sphaerocarpa L. seedlings afforested in an amended semiarid soil under two water regimes

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-16

  Caravaca, F ^a   Alguacil, M M ^a   Diaz G ^b   Marin P ^c   Roldan A ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composted sewage sludge; Irrigation; Mycorrhiza; Nitrate reductase; Nutrient uptake

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; MYCORRHIZA; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; FUNGI; GLOMUS DESERTICOLA; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; RETAMA SPHAEROCARPA;

EID: 19344366341     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2005284     Document Type: Article

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