Enhancement of alkalinity tolerance in two cucumber genotypes inoculated with an arbuscular mycorrhizal biofertilizer containing Glomus intraradices

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 499-509

  Rouphael, Youssef ^a   Cardarelli, Mariateresa ^b   Di Mattia, Elena ^b   Tullio, Monica ^c   Rea, Elvira ^c   Colla, Giuseppe ^b  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c Centro per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal; Cucumis sativus L.; Genotypes; Net photosynthesis; Nutritional status; pH level

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ALKALINITY; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOFERTILIZER; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; GENOTYPE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALLIUM PORRUM; ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS SATIVUS; GLOMUS INTRARADICES;

EID: 77952674050     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0457-9     Document Type: Article

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