Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) induced hardening of micropropagated pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) plantlets

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 136, Issue , 2012, Pages 122-127

  Singh, Nripendra V ^a   Singh, Sanjay K ^b   Singh, Anand K ^b   Meshram, Deodas T ^a   Suroshe, Sachin S ^a   Mishra, Dwijesh C ^c  

^a ICAR National Research Centre on Pomegranate   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ICAR INDIAN AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bio hardening; Glomus mosseae; Mycorrhization; Pomegranate; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLOROPHYLL; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORTALITY; PHENOL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROOT COLONIZATION;

ACAULOSPORA LAEVIS; ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GLOMUS MANIHOTIS; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 84862806782     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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