Mycorrhizal activity and diversity in a long-term organic Mediterranean agroecosystem

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 781-790

  Bedini, Stefano ^a   Avio, Luciano ^b   Sbrana, Cristiana ^b   Turrini, Alessandra ^a   Migliorini, Paola ^c   Vazzana, Concetta ^d   Giovannetti, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GASTRONOMIC SCIENCES   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Glomalin related soil protein; Mycorrhizal inoculum potential; Organic agriculture; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; DATA ACQUISITION; MAIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT; PROTEIN; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84884203098     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-012-0770-6     Document Type: Article

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