Effects of epigeic earthworm (Eisenia fetida) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Glomus intraradices) on enzyme activities of a sterilized soil-sand mixture and nutrient uptake by maize

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 879-887

  Li, Huan ^a   Xiang, Dan ^b   Wang, Chong ^a   Li, Xiaolin ^a   Lou, Yi ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Mycorrhizal colonization; Shoot and root biomass; Soil cellulose; Soil phosphatase; Soil urease

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELLULOSE; COLONIZATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; INOCULATION; MAIZE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOMASS; SAND; SHOOT; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ARBUSCULAR; EISENIA FETIDA; FUNGI; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84868385094     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-012-0679-0     Document Type: Article

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