Mycorrhizal-mediated phosphorus transfer between tallgrass prairie plants Sorghastrum nutans and Artemisia ludoviciana

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 427-435

  Wilson, G W T ^a   Hartnett, D C ^a   Rice, C W ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

32P; Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Artemisia ludoviciana; Common mycorrhizal networks; Nutrient transfer; Nutrient uptake; Sorghastrum nutans; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

MYCORRHIZA; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; PRAIRIE;

ARBUSCULAR; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA LUDOVICIANA; FUNGI; SORGHASTRUM NUTANS;

EID: 33745085531     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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