Effect of trees on colonization of intercrops by vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae in agroforestry systems

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 291-298

  Kumar, Anil ^a   Shukla, A ^a   Hashmi, S ^a   Tewari, R K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR AGROFORESTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Colonization index; Intercrops; Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CICER ARIETINUM; FUNGI; PISUM SATIVUM; TECTONA GRANDIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 34548771745     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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