Organic nitrogen use by salal ericoid mycorrhizal fungi from northern Vancouver Island and impacts on growth in vitro of Gaultheria shallon

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 145-149

  Xiao, Guoping ^a   Berch, Shannon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ericoid mycorrhiza; Gaultheria shallon; Organic nitrogen use; Salal

Indexed keywords

CANADA; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION;

GROWTH; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RHIZOME;

CANADA;

ACREMONIUM STRICTUM; BOVINAE; FUNGI; GAULTHERIA; GAULTHERIA SHALLON; MYCORRHIZAE; OIDIODENDRON MAIUS; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0032735414     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005720050299     Document Type: Article

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