The mycorrhizal fungus, sebacina vermifera, enhances seed germination and biomass production in switchgrass (panicum virgatum l)

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Ghimire, Sita R ^a,b   Charlton, Nikki D ^a   Craven, Kelly D ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy crop; Ectomycorrhizae; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY CROP; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CONTROL PLANTS; CULTURE FILTRATES; ECTOMYCORRHIZAE; ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS; HIGH FREQUENCIES; IN PLANTS; INOCULATED PLANTS; MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; ROOT BIOMASS; ROOT LENGTHS; SEBACINA VERMIFERA; SEED DORMANCIES; SEED GERMINATIONS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENTS; SWITCHGRASS; SYMBIOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CROPS; SEED;

FORESTRY;

FUNGI; PANICUM VIRGATUM; SEBACINA VERMIFERA;

EID: 67349271637     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-009-9033-2     Document Type: Article

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