Impact of two root systems, earthworms and mycorrhizae on the physical properties of an unstable silt loam Luvisol and plant production

Plant and Soil

Volumn 370, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 251-265

  Kohler Milleret, Roxane ^a   Le Bayon, Renée Claire ^a   Chenu, Claire ^b   Gobat, Jean Michel ^a   Boivin, Pascal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF); Earthworms; Root network; Shrinkage analysis; Soil porosity; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL METHOD; EARTHWORM; LUVISOL; MYCORRHIZA; PORE SPACE; ROOT SYSTEM; SHRINKAGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL BIOTA;

ALLIUM PORRUM; ALLOLOBOPHORA CHLOROTICA; ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; PETUNIA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA;

EID: 84881615006     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1621-4     Document Type: Article

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