Nutritional influences on the solubilization of metal phosphate by ericoid mycorrhizal fungi

Mycological Research

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 947-954

  Gibson, Brian R ^a   Mitchell, Derek T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; NUTRITION; PHOSPHATE; SOLUBILIZATION; ZINC;

ASCOMYCOTA; ERICACEAE; FUNGI; HYMENOSCYPHUS; HYMENOSCYPHUS ERICAE;

EID: 4544267925     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095375620400070X     Document Type: Article

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