Comparison of techniques for the extraction and quantification of extra-radical mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 479-482

  Boddington, C L ^a   Bassett, E E ^a   Jakobsen, I ^b   Dodd, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Plant Nutrition   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; EXTRACTION; SOIL;

EID: 0033028540     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00145-X     Document Type: Article

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