Mitigation of alkaline stress by arbuscular mycorrhiza in zucchini plants grown under mineral and organic fertilization

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 778-787

  Cardarelli, Mariateresa ^a   Rouphael, Youssef ^b   Rea, Elvira ^c   Colla, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

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

Author keywords

Cucurbita pepo; Fertilization; Net photosynthesis; Nutritional status; PH level

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; GLOMUS INTRARADICES;

EID: 78650452872     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200900378     Document Type: Article

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