Inoculation of Rhododendron cv. Belle-Heller with two strains of Phialocephala fortinii in two different substrates

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-200

  Vohník, Martin ^a,b   Lukančič, Simon ^c   Bahor, Edi ^c   Regvar, Marjana ^c   Vosátka, Miroslav ^a   Vodnik, Dominik ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dark septate endophytes; Ericoid mycorrhiza; Pseudomycorrhiza

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INOCULATION; MYCORRHIZA;

FUNGI; MYRTILLUS; PHIALOCEPHALA FORTINII; RHODODENDRON; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0141959628     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803151     Document Type: Article

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