Studies of mycorrhizal fungi of chinese orchids and their role in Orchid conservation in China-A review

Botanical Review

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-262

  Liu, Hongxia ^a   Luo, Yibo ^b   Liu, Hong ^c,d,e  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Center for Tropical Plant Conservation   (United States)

^e GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Non timber forest products; Orchid mycorrhiza; Plant fungus interactions; Restoration ecology; Sustainable harvest

Indexed keywords

CYMBIDIUM; DENDROBIUM; FUNGI; GASTRODIA ELATA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 77952421786     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-010-9045-9     Document Type: Article

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