Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and ammonium: Nitrate ratios on growth and pungency of onion seedlings

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1047-1059

  Guo, Tao ^a   Zhang, Junling ^a   Christie, Peter ^a,b   Li, Xiaolin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium: nitrate ratios; Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Enzyme produced pyruvate; Onion; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; GLOMUS VERSIFORME;

EID: 33745005958     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160600689175     Document Type: Article

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