Arbuscular mycorrhiza: A key component of sustainable plant-soil ecosystems

Fungal Associations, 2nd Edition

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-75

  Jeffries, P ^a   Barea, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30826-0_4     Document Type: Chapter

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