Endophytic fungal diversity in tropical and subtropical plants

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-62

  Banerjee, Debdulal ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Endophyte; Fungi; Tropical plant

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 77955943235     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2011.54.62     Document Type: Article

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