Coexistence of arbuscular mycorrhizae and dark septate endophytic fungi in an undisturbed and a disturbed site of an arid ecosystem

Symbiosis

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-28

  Chaudhry, Muhammad S ^a   Rahman, Syed U ^b   Ismaiel, Muhammad S ^b   Sarwar, Ghulam ^a   Saeed, Bushra ^a   Nasim, Faiz Ul Hassan ^a  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

^b Government Sadiq Ejerton College   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

AMF species indices; AMF spore density; Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Cholistan desert; Community structure; Dark septate endophyte; Lalsuhanra biosphere reserve; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOSPHERE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; NATURE RESERVE; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT COLONIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPORE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHOLISTAN DESERT; LAL SUHANRA BIOSPHERE RESERVE; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77950863949     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13199-009-0010-5     Document Type: Article

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