Mycorrhizas and soil structure

New Phytologist

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-53

  Rillig, Matthias C ^a   Mummey, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM); Glomalin related soil protein; Hydrophobins; Microaggregate; Plant and microbial communities; Root system; Soil mycelium; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; SOIL STRUCTURE;

CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; MYCORRHIZA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; SOIL;

ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; MYCELIUM; MYCORRHIZAE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI;

EID: 33744909378     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01750.x     Document Type: Review

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