Enhancement in growth and quality parameters of tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] through inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in an acid soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 427-433

  Singh, Shipra ^a,b   Pandey, Anita ^a   Kumar, Bhavesh ^a   Palni, Lok Man S ^a  

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

^b BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid soil; AMF; Growth; Quality parameters; Tea

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; AMINO ACID; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; PH; PHENOL; PROTEIN; TEA;

ARBUSCULAR; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; FUNGI;

EID: 77952670928     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0448-x     Document Type: Article

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