Resolving the ‘nitrogen paradox’ of arbuscular mycorrhizas: fertilization with organic matter brings considerable benefits for plant nutrition and growth

Plant Cell and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1683-1690

  Thirkell, Tom J ^a,b   Cameron, Duncan D ^b   Hodge, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arbuscular mycorrhiza; growth; nitrogen; nitrogen paradox; organic matter; symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOMASS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; HOST PLANT; MICROCOSM; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; STOICHIOMETRY;

FUNGI;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

CHLORELLA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MYCORRHIZA; PLANTAGO;

CHLORELLA; FERTILIZERS; MYCORRHIZAE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANTAGO;

EID: 84958260395     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12667     Document Type: Article

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