Arbuscular Mycorrhizas and N Acquisition by Plants

Ecological Aspects of Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 52-68

  Lanfranco, Luisa ^a   Guether, Mike ^a   Bonfante, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Arbuscular mycorrhizas; Ecosystem nutrient cycling; Gymnosperms; Plant fungus association

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255124052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470959404.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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