Cyanide levels near fairy rings affect the growth of grasses and fungi

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1324-1329

  Blenis, P V ^a   Chow, P S ^a   Duncan, I ^a   Knowles, N R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Fairy ring; Marasmius oreades; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CYANIDES; MOISTURE; SOILS;

FAIRY RINGS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILBORNE FUNGI;

FUNGI;

CYANIDE; FUNGUS; GRASS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SOIL MOISTURE;

BIOMASS; CYANIDES; FUNGI; MOISTURE; SOIL;

FUNGI; MARASMIUS; MARASMIUS OREADES; OREADES; POACEAE;

EID: 9344246279     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B04-079     Document Type: Article

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