Alleviation of drought stress of marigold (Tagetes erecta) plants by using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-98

  Asrar, Abdul Wasea A ^a   Elhindi, Khalid M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Drought stress; Fungus; Glomus constrictum; Growth and flowering; Marigold; Tagetes erecta

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GLOMUS; GLOMUS CONSTRICTUM; TAGETES ERECTA;

EID: 78649874119     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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