Pungency of spring onion as affected by inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and sulfur supply

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1023-1034

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

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allium fistulosum; Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Enzyme produced pyruvate; Sulfur supply level

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 34547209597     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160701394311     Document Type: Article

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