Influence of water stress on biomass production by isolates of an ericoid mycorrhizal endophyte of Woollsia pungens and Epacris microphylla (Ericaceae)

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-176

  Chen, David M ^a   Khalili, Kevin ^a   Cairney, John W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epacrids; Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi; Salinity; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FUNGUS; HOST; MYCORRHIZA; PRODUCTIVITY; SALINITY; WATER STRESS;

ASCOMYCOTA; BIOMASS; DEHYDRATION; ERICACEAE; MYCORRHIZAE; PLANT ROOTS;

EPACRIS; ERICACEAE; FUNGI; WOOLLSIA PUNGENS;

EID: 0038760802     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00572-003-0228-7     Document Type: Article

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