Flavonoids in roots of white clover: Interaction of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and a pathogenic fungus

Plant and Soil

Volumn 302, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 33-43

  Carlsen, S C K ^a   Understrup, A ^a,b   Fomsgaard, I S ^a   Mortensen, A G ^a   Ravnskov, S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Bayer CropScience Marketing   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF); Flavonoids; Pythium ultimum; Roots; Trifolium repens (white clover)

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNGUS; HERB; INOCULATION; METABOLITE; PATHOGENICITY; PIGMENT;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 37749011796     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9452-9     Document Type: Article

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