Mycovitality and mycoheterotrophy: Where lies dormancy in terrestrial orchid and plants with minute seeds?

Symbiosis

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 93-99

  Vujanovic, Vladimir ^a   Vujanovic, Josko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

EF 1 alpha; Fusarium; Mycoheterotrophism; Mycovitalism; Orchidaceae; PCR; PCR DGGE molecular fingerprinting

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOASSAY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DORMANCY; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; HETEROTROPHY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEED SIZE; SYMBIOSIS; VIABILITY;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM INCARNATUM; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 34347346983     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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