African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Application of arbuscular mycorrhiza for managing root-knot disease in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) under glass-house conditions in Pantnagar, India

Ishwar Prakash Sharma*
  • Ishwar Prakash Sharma*
  • Department of Biological Sciences, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, U. S. Nagar, India
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A. K. Sharma


  •  Received: 30 December 2014
  •  Accepted: 09 February 2015
  •  Published: 18 February 2015

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