Commentary on the de Vega et al. (2010) paper on hyphae in the parasitic plant Cytinus: Mycorrhizal fungi growing within plants are not always mycorrhizal

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 595-596

  Brundrett, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTINUS; FUNGI;

EID: 84858425810     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000174     Document Type: Letter

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