Apical meristems of tomato roots and their modifications induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal and soilborne pathogenic fungi

New Phytologist

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 505-516

  Fusconi, A ^a   Gnavi, E ^a   Trotta, A ^a   Berta, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Mycorrhizas; Root apices; Root pathogens; Viability

Indexed keywords

GLOMUS MOSSEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHYTOPHTHORA PARASITICA;

EID: 0032805284     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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