Pre-inoculation by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus enhances male reproductive output of Cucurbita foetidissima

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 683-689

  Pendleton, Rosemary L ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffalo gourd; Cucurbita foetidissima; Glomus intraradices; Gynodioecy; Male reproductive output; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOMASS; FRUIT YIELD; FUNGAL GROWTH; INOCULATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; PHOSPHORUS;

CUCURBITA FOETIDISSIMA; GLOMUS INTRARADICES;

EID: 0033852192     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314281     Document Type: Article

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