Effect of agricultural management practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance in low-input cropping systems of southern Africa: A case study from Zimbabwe

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 917-923

  Lekberg, Y ^a,c   Koide, R T ^a   Twomlow, S J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Matopos Research Station Bulawayo   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Management practices; Semi arid tropics; Subsistence farming

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COLONIZATION; CROP ROTATION; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGUS; LEGUME; PHOSPHORUS; SEMIARID REGION; TILLAGE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ARBUSCULAR; CAJANUS CAJAN; FUNGI; LABLAB; LABLAB PURPUREUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 47549088299     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-008-0274-6     Document Type: Article

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