Endophyte-Mediated Effects on the Growth and Physiology of Achnatherum sibiricum Are Conditional on Both N and P Availability

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Li, Xia ^a   Ren, Anzhi ^a   Han, Rong ^a   Yin, Lijia ^a   Wei, Maoying ^a   Gao, Yubao ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ACHNATHERUM SIBIRICUM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; LEAF NITROGEN CONTENT; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE DEFICIENCY; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; ENDOPHYTES; NEOTYPHODIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; POACEAE; SYMBIOSIS;

ACHNATHERUM; NEOTYPHODIUM;

EID: 84869814626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048010     Document Type: Article

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