Synergistic effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Bacillus subtilis on the biomass and essential oil yield of rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens)

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 889-898

  Alam, Mansoor ^a   Khaliq, Abdul ^a   Sattar, Abdul ^a   Shukla, Ram Sajiwan ^a   Anwar, M ^a   Dharni, Seema ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

B. subtilis; geranium oil; Glomus aggregatum; Glomus fasciculatum; Glomus intraradices; Glomus mosseae

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FUNGI; GLOMUS; GLOMUS AGGREGATUM; GLOMUS FASCICULATUM; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM CAPITATUM; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS;

EID: 84858681672     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2010.498013     Document Type: Article

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