Agricultural management influences propagule densities and functioning of arbuscular mycorrhizas in low- and high-input agroecosystems in arid environments

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 300-306

  Martinez, Theodore N ^a   Johnson, Nancy Collins ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizas; Function of soil organisms; Landrace maize; Low input agricultural management; Mycorrhizal inoculum potential; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77957363911     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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