Effects of fertilization, arbuscular mycorrhiza, and salinity on growth, yield, and bioactive compounds of two Aloe species

HortScience

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 568-575

  Cardarelli, Mariateresa ^a   Rouphael, Youssef ^b   Rea, Elvira ^a   Lucini, Luigi ^c   Pellizzoni, Marco ^c   Colla, Giuseppe ^d  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aloe arborescens; Aloe barbadensis; Aloin; Arbuscular mycorrhiza; NaCl; polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ALOE; ALOE ARBORESCENS; ALOE VERA; ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI;

EID: 84878383569     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.48.5.568     Document Type: Article

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