Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agroecosystems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 77-93

  Douds Jr , David D ^a   Millner, Patricia D ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Soil Microbial Systems Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Communities; Diversity; Techniques

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIODIVERSITY; FUNGUS;

EID: 0344132090     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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