Evidence of a myco-heterotroph in the plant family Ericaceae that lacks mycorrhizal specificity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1675, 2009, Pages 4053-4059

  Hynson, Nicole A ^a   Bruns, Thomas D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ericaceae; Myco heterotrophy; Mycorrhiza; Pyrola; Specialization

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FUNGUS; HETEROTROPHY; MYCORRHIZA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECIALIZATION;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; ERICACEAE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; HETEROTROPH; MYCORRHIZA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ERICACEAE; FUNGI; PYROLA; PYROLA APHYLLA; PYROLA PICTA;

EID: 72749094712     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1190     Document Type: Article

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