Choice of organic amendments in tomato transplants has lasting effects on bacterial rhizosphere communities and crop performance in the field

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-101

  Jack, Allison L H ^a   Rangarajan, Anusuya ^a   Culman, Steven W ^b   Sooksa Nguan, Thanwalee ^a   Thies, Janice E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa meal; AMMI; ANOSIM; Compost; Organic agriculture; PerMANOVA; Rhizosphere bacteria; Sesame meal; T RFLP; Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum); Transplant media; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 79954824364     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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