Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance fruit growth and quality of chile ancho (Capsicum annuum L. cv San Luis) plants exposed to drought

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-267

  Mena Violante, Hortencia G ^a   Ocampo Jiménez, Omar ^a   Dendooven, Luc ^c   Martínez Soto, Gerardo ^b   González Castañeda, Jaquelina ^b   Davies Jr , Fred T ^d   Olalde Portugal, Víctor ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Capsicum annuum; Drought; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DROUGHT; FRUIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PEPPER; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

CAPSICUM; DISASTERS; FRUIT; MYCORRHIZAE; NATURAL DISASTERS; SYMBIOSIS;

LOS TUXTLAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SONORAN DESERT; VERACRUZ;

ARBUSCULAR; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; FUNGI; GLOMUS FASCICULATUM;

EID: 33744960264     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00572-006-0043-z     Document Type: Article

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