Agronomical and environmental factors influence root colonization, sporulation and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at a specific phenological stage of banana trees

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-15

  Adriano Anaya, M L ^a   Solis Dominguez F ^a   Gavito Pardo, M E ^b   Salvador Figueroa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIAPAS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agrochemicals; Banana; Management; Mycorrhiza; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ACAULOSPORA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLOMUS;

EID: 33645692127     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2006.11.15     Document Type: Article

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