Ectomycorrhizal influences on selected tree species from Central Himalayan Region of India

Symbiosis

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 115-119

  Pande, Veena ^a   Palni, Uma T ^a   Singh, S P ^b  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhizae; Growth improvement; Pinus roxburghii; Quercus leucotrchophora; Seedlings

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AMANITA HEMIBAPHA; AMANITA PHALLOIDES; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; PINUS ROXBURGHII; QUERCUS; QUERCUS LEUCOTRICHOPHORA; RUSSULA VESCA;

EID: 34347359472     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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