Effects of conventional and organic nitrogen fertilizers on soil microbial activity, mycorrhizal colonization, leaf antioxidant content, and Fusarium wilt in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 775-778

  Montalba, René ^a   Arriagada, Cesar ^a   Alvear, Marysol ^a   Zúñiga, Gustavo E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Blueberry; Conventional and organic farming systems; Mycorrhiza; Pot experiment; Soil biological activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CULTIVAR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MYCORRHIZA; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC NITROGEN; ROOT COLONIZATION; SHRUB; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TOLERANCE;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 77954383582     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.04.046     Document Type: Article

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