Relationship of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Azotobacter with plant growth, fruit yield, soil and leaf nutrient status of mango orchards in north-western Himalayan region of India

Journal of Applied Horticulture

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-163

  Sharma, Som Dev ^a   Kumar, Pramod ^b  

^a DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

^b R and D Agriculture   (India)

Author keywords

AM fungi; Azotobacter; Correlation; Mango; Root colonization

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 79953321768     PISSN: 09721045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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