Earthworm Aporrectodea trapezoides had no effect on the dispersal of a vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Glomus intraradices

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1079-1088

  Pattinson, G S ^a   Smith, S E ^a   Doube, B M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; FUNGAL DISPERSAL; ROOT COLONIZATION; VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE;

APORRECTODEA TRAPEZOIDES; FABACEAE; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; OLIGOCHAETA; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0031193328     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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