MES [2-(N-morpholine)-ethane sulphonic acid] buffer promotes the growth of external hyphae of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices in an alkaline sand

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-81

  Vilarino A ^a   Frey, B ^b   Shuepp H ^c  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c Swiss Federal Research Station for Fruit Growing Viticulture and Horticulture   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; External hyphae; Glomus intraradices; MES 2 (N morpholino) ethane sulphonic acid ; Sulphur stimulation; Trifolium pratense

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; FUNGI; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

2-(N-MORPHOLINO)-ETHANE SULPHONIC ACID; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; HYPHA LENGTH; HYPHAL GROWTH; MYCORRHIZA; NUTRIENT; PH; PLANT GROWTH; SULPHUR;

EID: 0030609575     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050284     Document Type: Article

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