The magnitude and control of carbon transfer between plants linked by a common mycorrhizal network

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 330, 1999, Pages 9-13

  Robinson, David ^a   Fitter, Alastair ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Carbon; Common mycorrhizal network; Ectomycorrhiza

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; FUNGI; MYCORRHIZAE; POACEAE;

EID: 0032921388     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.330.9     Document Type: Article

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