Fruit production and quality of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are affected by green compost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-115

  Copetta, A ^a   Bardi, L ^b   Bertolone, E ^c   Berta, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b Ente CRA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Carotenoids; Fruit quality; Green compost; Solanum lycopersicum L.; Sugars

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 79952507057     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2010.539781     Document Type: Article

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