An improved method to stain arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in plant roots

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 774-779

  Yang, Yaning ^a   Ba, Lei ^a   Bai, Xiaonan ^a   Zhang, Lichao ^a   Wang, Deli ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Dark septate endophytes; Ink vinegar

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COLONIZATION; ENDOPHYTE; ETHANOL; FUNGUS; LIPID; ROOT SYSTEM;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI;

EID: 79251481498     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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