Benefits of a symbiotic association with endophytic fungi are subject to water and nutrient availability in Achnatherum sibiricum

Plant and Soil

Volumn 346, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 363-373

  Ren, An Zhi ^a   Li, Xia ^a   Han, Rong ^a   Yin, Li Jia ^a   Wei, Mao Ying ^a   Gao, Yu Bao ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Achnatherum sibiricum; Drought; Endophyte infection; Interaction; Nutrient

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENDOPHYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGUS; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SYMBIOSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ACHNATHERUM; FUNGI;

EID: 80051667335     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0824-9     Document Type: Article

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