Symbiotic germination and development of myco-heterotrophic plants in nature: Ontogeny of Corallorhiza trifida and characterization of its mycorrhizal fungi

New Phytologist

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 523-537

  McKendrick, S L ^a   Leake, J R ^a   Taylor, D L ^b   Read, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corallorhiza; Myco heterotroph; Mycorrhiza; Orchid; Seedling development; Symbiotic germination; Thelephoraceae

Indexed keywords

ECTOMYCORRHIZA; GERMINATION; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; PLANT GROWTH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SYMBIOTIC GERMINATION; THELEPHORA; TOMENTELLA;

GERMINATION; MYCORRHIZA; SEEDLING; SYMBIOSIS;

ALNUS; BETULA; CORALLORHIZA TRIFIDA; SALIX REPENS;

EID: 0034119732     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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