Arbuscular mycorrhiza: Nutritional aspects

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 593-606

  Garg, Neera ^a   Geetanjali, ^a   Kaur, Amandeep ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Carbon flux; Periarbuscular interface; Phosphate acquisition

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 33751160043     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340601037127     Document Type: Article

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