Arbuscular mycorrhizas in cycads of southern India

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 213-217

  Muthukumar, T ^a   Udaiyan, K ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizas; Arbuscule; Arum type; Cycads; Glomus

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ROOT COLONIZATION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

CYCAS; INDIA; MYCORRHIZAE; PLANT ROOTS; SPORES, FUNGAL; ZAMIACEAE; ZYGOMYCOTA;

INDIA;

ACAULOSPORA; ARUM; CYCADOPSIDA; CYCAS; CYCAS CIRCINALIS; CYCAS REVOLUTA; FUNGI; GLOMUS; SCUTELLOSPORA; ZAMIA; ZAMIA SP.;

EID: 0036927771     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00572-002-0179-4     Document Type: Article

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