Survival of propagules of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils in eastern Australia used to grow cotton

New Phytologist

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 773-780

  McGee, P A ^a   Pattinson, G S ^a   Heath, R A ^a,c   Newman, C A ^a   Allen, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

AM fungi; Bioassay; Clay soil; Survival; Vital stains

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COTTON;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

GOSSYPIUM; MALVACEAE;

EID: 0031285068     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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