Ericoid mycorrhiza: Ecological and host specificity

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 215-225

  Straker, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ecology; Ericales; Hosts; Mycorrhiza; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HOST RANGE; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT; VASCULAR PLANT;

HOST SPECIFICITY; MYCORRHIZA;

ERICALES;

EID: 0029659777     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005720050129     Document Type: Review

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