Pectic zymograms and water stress tolerance of endophytic fungi isolated from Western Australian heaths (epacridaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 399-404

  Hutton, B J ^a   Sivasithamparam, K ^b   Dixon, K W ^a   Pate, J S ^b  

^a KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epacridaceae; Ericoid mycorrhizas; Pectic zymogram; Water stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001656955     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0048     Document Type: Article

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