The agronomic relevance of arbuscular mycorrhizas in the fertility of Australian extensive cropping systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 163, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-53

  Ryan, Megan H ^a   Kirkegaard, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crop agronomy; Fine endophyte; Long fallow disorder; Organic farming; Phosphorus; Salinity

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COLONIZATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENDOPHYTE; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC FARMING; PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84870292140     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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