Fungal endophytes nearly double minimum leaf conductance in seedlings of a neotropical tree species

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-372

  Arnold, A Elizabeth ^a   Engelbrecht, Bettina M J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Cocoa; Endophytes; Minimum leaf conductance; Panama; Theobroma cacao; Water relations

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITIC PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SEEDLING;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 34247464258     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004038     Document Type: Article

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