Mycorrhiza status of Gnetum spp. in Cameroon: Evaluating diversity with a view to ameliorating domestication efforts

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-108

  Bechem, Eneke Esoeyang Tambe ^a   Alexander, Ian James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA; Ectomycorrhiza; Gnetum; Molecular phylogeny; Scleroderma sinnamariense

Indexed keywords

COCOA; DOMESTICATION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FIELD SURVEY; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANTATION; PROPAGULE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIODIVERSITY; CAMEROON; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCORRHIZA; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; BIODIVERSITY; CAMEROON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCORRHIZAE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

CAMEROON;

ARBUSCULAR; CHROMOLAENA; FUNGI; GNETUM; SCLERODERMA SINNAMARIENSE; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84856116050     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00572-011-0384-0     Document Type: Article

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