Orchid mycorrhizas: Molecular ecology, physiology, evolution and conservation aspects

Fungal Associations, 2nd Edition

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 207-230

  Dearnaley, J D W ^a   Martos, F ^b   Selosse, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c CNRS   (France)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30826-0_12     Document Type: Chapter

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