Pigeon Pea and Cowpea-Based Cropping Systems Improve Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonisation of Subsequent Maize on the Alfisols in Central Malawi

Mycorrhizal associations contribute to the sustainability of crop production systems through their roles in nutrient cycling and other benefits in the soil-plant ecosystems. A two-year study was conducted on the Alfisols of Lilongwe and Dowa districts, Central Malawi, to assess the vesicular-arbuscu...

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Main Authors: Keston O. W. Njira, Ernest Semu, Jerome P. Mrema, Patson C. Nalivata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2096314