Growth Enhancement, Amino Acid Synthesis and Reduction in Susceptibility Towards Phytophthora megakarya by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation in Cocoa Plants

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 220-228

  Tchameni, Séverin Nguemezi ^a,b   Nwaga, Dieudonné ^a   Wakam, Louise Nana ^a   Mangaptche Ngonkeu, Eddy Leonard ^c   Fokom, Raymond ^a   Kuaté, Jean ^a   Etoa, Francois Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Cocoa; Phytophthora megakarya; Plant disease

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; CULTIVAR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ROOT COLONIZATION;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GIGASPORA MARGARITA; GLOMUS; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA MEGAKARYA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84859443250     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2012.01888.x     Document Type: Article

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