Mycorrhization rates of two grasses following alterations in moisture inputs in a southern mixed grass prairie

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-60

  Owens, Heath ^a   LaFantasie, Jordana ^a   Adler, Peter B ^b  

^a FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Hairy grama; Little bluestem; Mixed grass prairie; Mycorrhization; Short grass prairie

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; BOUTELOUA HIRSUTA; FUNGI; POACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 84865861485     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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