Effect of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on growth and nutrition of Wedilia chinensis (Osbeck) Merril.

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 676-678

  Nisha, Mathan C ^a   Rajeshkumar, Sevanan ^b  

^a KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

AMF; Biomass; Growth; Medicinal plant; Mycorrhizae; Nutrition; Wedilia chinensis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860535909     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2010/v3i6.23     Document Type: Article

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