Is cortical root colonization required for carbon transfer to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi? evidence from colonization phenotypes and spore production in the reduced mycorrhizal colonization (rmc) mutant of tomato

Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1009-1019

  Manjarrez, Maria ^a   Andrew Smith, F ^a   Marschner, Petra ^a   Smith, Sally E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

AM fungi; C transfer; Extraradical mycelium; Life cycle; Spore production; Tomato mutants

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON FLUX; FRUIT; LIFE CYCLE; PHENOTYPE; ROOT COLONIZATION; SPORULATION;

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLOMUS; GLOMUS CORONATUM; GLOMUS ETUNICATUM; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SCUTELLOSPORA CALOSPORA; SOLANUM;

EID: 58149377067     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B08-043     Document Type: Article

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