Influence of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizers and inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on yield and pungency of spring onion

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1767-1778

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

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allium fistulosum; Enzyme produced pyruvate; Glomus intraradices; Glomus mosseae; Nitrogen; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM FISTULOSUM; ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; GLOMUS MOSSEAE;

EID: 33749039678     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160600897497     Document Type: Article

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