The influence of a long-term black medic (Medicago lupulina cv. George) cover crop on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization and nutrient uptake in flax (Linum usitatissimum) under zero-tillage management

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1071-1076

  Turmel, M S ^a   Entz, M H ^b   Tenuta, M ^b   May, W E ^c   Lafond, G P ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Black medic; Cover crops; Flax; P uptake

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COLONIZATION; COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; DISTURBANCE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; GRASS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEGUME; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOMASS; SEASONALITY; WHEAT; ZERO TILLAGE;

CANADA; MANITOBA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ARBUSCULAR; AVENA SATIVA; FUNGI; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO LUPULINA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80054858701     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjps10115     Document Type: Article

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