Electrical impedance and capacitance method: A new approach for detection of functional aspects of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in maize

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-31

  Cseresnyés, Imre ^a   Takács, Tünde ^a   Végh, Krisztina R ^a   Anton, Attila ^a   Rajkai, Kálmán ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Absorptive root surface; AMF; Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Drought stress; EC; EI; Electrical capacitance; Electrical impedance; Root soil interface

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871927182     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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