How useful is the mutualism-parasitism continuum of arbuscular mycorrhizal functioning?

Plant and Soil

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 7-18

  Smith, F Andrew ^a   Smith, Sally E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizas; Benefits; Costs; Mutualism; Mycorrhizal growth response; Parasitism; Resource trade

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MUTUALISM; PARASITISM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TERMINOLOGY;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI;

EID: 84872608475     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1583-y     Document Type: Review

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