Nutritional exchanges in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: Implications for sustainable agriculture

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-72

  Fitter, A H ^a   Helgason, T ^a   Hodge, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mycocentric; Nitrogen; Nutrient transfer; Plant breeding

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GLOMEROMYCOTA;

EID: 79952449128     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2011.01.002     Document Type: Review

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