Effect of a dark septate fungal endophyte on seed germination and protocorm development in a terrestrial orchid

Symbiosis

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-52

  Zimmerman, Erin ^a,b   Peterson, R Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dactylorhiza; Hyphal coils; in vitro; Microsclerotia; Phialocephala

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; IMBIBITION; RHIZOME; SEED PRODUCTION;

AVENA; DACTYLORHIZA; DACTYLORHIZA PRAETERMISSA; FUNGI; ORCHIDACEAE; PHIALOCEPHALA FORTINII;

EID: 34248202683     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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