Acidification effects on vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) infection, growth and nutrient uptake of established heathland herb species

Plant and Soil

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-206

  Heijne, B ^a,b   Van Dam, D ^a,c   Heil, G W ^a   Bobbink, R ^a,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Research Station for Fruit Growing   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

decline of Arnica montana; heathland vegetation; pH; soil acidification; VAM; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; ARNICA MONTANA; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; FUNGI; GLOMUS FASCICULATUM; HIERACIUM PILOSELLA; PILOSELLA; ASTERACEAE; POACEAE;

ACIDIFICATION; GROWTH; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0029660773     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00009329     Document Type: Article

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