Effects of mycorrhiza on growth and essential oil production in selected aromatic plants

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 160-162

  Tarraf, Waed ^a   Ruta, Claudia ^a   De Cillis, Francesca ^a   Tagarelli, Anna ^a   Tedone, Luigi ^a   De Mastro, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Medicinal and aromatic plants; Mycorrhiza; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; INOCULATION; LEAF; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHOSPHORUS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SHRUB; SYMBIOSIS; YIELD RESPONSE;

FUNGI; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; GLOMUS VISCOSUM; LAMIACEAE; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84942421882     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2015.633     Document Type: Article

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