Effect of cultural practices on field grown 'bluecrop' highbush blueberries, with emphasis on mycorrhizal infection levels

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 446, Issue , 1997, Pages 271-278

  Goulart, Barbara L ^a   Demchak, Kathleen ^a   Yang, Wei Qiang ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ericoid mycorrhizae; Fertilization; Highbush blueberry; Hymenoscyphus ericae; Mulches; Nitrogen; Nutrition; Organic matter; Soil amendment; Symbiosis; Vaccinium corymbosum

Indexed keywords

RHIZOSCYPHUS ERICAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 2942669375     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.446.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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