The combined effects of fungicides and arbuscular Mycorrhiza on corn (Zea mays L.) growth and yield under field conditions

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 372-376

  Samarbakhsh, S ^a   Rejali, F ^b   Ardakani, M R ^a   Nejad, F Pak ^a   Miransari, Mohammad ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Soil and Water Research Institute Iran   (Iran)

^c SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical treatments; Interaction effects; Mycorrhizal symbiosis; Stress alleviation

Indexed keywords

BENOMYL; CAPTAN; CARBOXIN; FUNGICIDE;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GLOMALES; GLOMUS ETUNICATUM; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PLANT YIELD; SYMBIOSIS;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67650667826     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.372.376     Document Type: Article

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