Limitations to using benomyl in evaluating mycorrhizal functioning

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-168

  Pedersen, C T ^a   Sylvia, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Benomyl; Colonization; Ectomycorrhiza; External hyphae; Field study; Glomales; Pisolithus tinctorius; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BENOMYL; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FUNGICIDE; GRASS;

USA, (SOUTHEAST);

GLOMUS; PINACEAE; PISOLITHUS TINCTORIUS; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030747842     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050298     Document Type: Article

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