Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal infection on competition between Holcus lanatus and Dactylis glomerata

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 429-438

  West, H M ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Dactylis glomerata (Cock's Foot); Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog); Mycorrhizas

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; HOLCUS LANATUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0030456331     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261204     Document Type: Article

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