The rhizosphere effect in trees of the Indian Central Himalaya with special reference to altitude

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-102

  Pandey, Anita ^a   Palni, Lok Man S ^b  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b State Biotechnology Programme   (India)

Author keywords

Himalayan trees; R : S ratio; Rhizosphere; Soil microbes; Soil pH

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES PINDROW; ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETULA UTILIS; CEDRUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON CAMPANULATUM; TAXUS;

EID: 34548694085     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0501_093102     Document Type: Article

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