Isotopic evidence of partial mycoheterotrophy in the gentianaceae: Bartonia virginica and obolaria virginica as case studies

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1272-1277

  Cameron, Duncan D ^a   Bolin, Jay F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Bartonia virginica; Carbon; Gentianaceae; Mass spectrometry; Mycoheterotrophy; Mycorrhiza; Obolaria virginica; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLOROPHYLL; FUNGUS; HERB; HETEROTROPHY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARBUSCULAR; BARTONIA; BARTONIA VIRGINICA; ERICACEAE; FUNGI; GENTIANACEAE; OBOLARIA; OBOLARIA VIRGINICA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 77956007470     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900292     Document Type: Article

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