Influence of three arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphorus on growth and nutrient status of taro

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 17-18, 2005, Pages 2383-2396

  Li, Min ^a,b   Liu, Runjin ^b   Christie, Peter ^a,c   Li, Xiaolin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AM fungi; Corms; Micropropated plants; Mycorrhizal dependency; Phosphorus; Taro

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHOSPHORUS;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; FUNGI; GIGASPORA ROSEA; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; GLOMUS VERSIFORME;

EID: 27644516328     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620500253134     Document Type: Article

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