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Mycorrhizal Habit in the Genus Citrus

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IN a communication to NATURE, written when visiting the Citrus Experimental Station, University of California, I directed attention to the mycorrhizal habit in species of Citrus used as stocks for orange in Southern California, and to the possible relation of this habit with observed inconsistencies of response to the application of nitrogenous fertilisers1. The matter is one of considerable practical interest in view of the prevalent use of such fertilisers and the heavy cost of manuring in Californian orchards.

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  1. Rayner, M. C., ” Mycorrhiza in the genus Citrus”, NATURE, 131, 399; 1933.

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RAYNER, M. Mycorrhizal Habit in the Genus Citrus. Nature 136, 516–517 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136516c0

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