Progress and challenges in agricultural applications of arbuscular mycorrhizal Fungi

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 459-470

  Fester, T ^a   Sawers, R ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b Laboratorio Nacional de Genomica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO)   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Agroecosystems; Anthropogenic impact; Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Biological diversity; Community composition; Ecosystem services; Genetic variability; Land use intensity; Plant responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI;

EID: 80052432186     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2011.605741     Document Type: Article

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