The influence of plant co-culture of tomato plants with Piriformospora indica on biomass accumulation and stress tolerance

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 868, Issue , 2010, Pages 123-127

  Cruz, C ^a   Martins Loucao M A ^a   Varma, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b RBEF Office   (India)

Author keywords

Lycopene; Oxidative stress; Solanum lycopersicum

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PIRIFORMOSPORA INDICA; SOLANUM;

EID: 77957143935     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2010.868.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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