The nonmycorrhizal root - A strategy for survival in nutrient-impoverished soils

New Phytologist

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 655-658

  Miller, R Michael ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyperaceae; Dauciform root; Nonmycorrhizal root; Nutrient impoverished soils; Root adaptations

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; ROOT SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION; CYPERACEAE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; SOIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CYPERACEAE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL;

CYPERACEAE; FUNGI;

EID: 14244255000     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01331.x     Document Type: Review

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