Effects of ectomycorrhizal colonization and nitrogen fertilization on morphology of root tips in a Larix gmelinii plantation in northeastern China

Ecological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 295-302

  Sun, Yue ^a   Gu, Jia Cun ^a   Zhuang, Hai Feng ^a   Wang, Zheng Quan ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Larix gmelinii; Maoershan Forest Research Station; Nitrogen fertilization; Root tip morphology

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PLANTATION FORESTRY; ROOT COLONIZATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CHINA; HEILONGJIANG; MAOERSHAN;

FUNGI; LARIX; LARIX GMELINII;

EID: 77950459406     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-009-0654-x     Document Type: Article

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