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Translocation of 14C from Festuca Plants to their Endomycorrhizal Fungi

Nature New Biology volume 244, pages 30–31 (1973)Cite this article

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FORMATION of endomycorrhizae by vascular plants with fungi of the family Endogonaceae results in increased nutrient uptake and water transport by the hosts1,2. This study was designed to determine if host produced photosynthates are translocated to the endomycorrhizal fungus, as has been demonstrated for ectomycorrhizal associations3.

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  1. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331

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HO, I., TRAPPE, J. Translocation of 14C from Festuca Plants to their Endomycorrhizal Fungi. Nature New Biology 244, 30–31 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio244030a0

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