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Ecological responses to environmental stresses pp 114–125Cite as

Occurrence and function of mycorrhiza in environmentally stressed soils

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Part of the book series: Tasks for vegetation science ((TAVS,volume 22))

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Morphological characteristics are given for the different types of mycorrhiza, and their occurrence through the plant kingdom is surveyed, considering some geographical and ecological aspects. Attention is paid to the functioning of mycorrhizas, particulary in a number of stress situations, with an emphasis on salty and heavy metal contaminated soils. For natural populations it can be concluded that in moderately stressed situations a lot of seed plants grow profited by the presence of mycorrhizas, while in heavily stressed situations only a few species grow, having (nearly) no mycorrhizas. Finally it is concluded that fairly much is known on the function of mycorrhizas for crop plants, but very little for natural populations.

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Van Duin, W.E., Griffioen, W.A.J., Ietswaart, J.H. (1991). Occurrence and function of mycorrhiza in environmentally stressed soils. In: Rozema, J., Verkleij, J.A.C. (eds) Ecological responses to environmental stresses. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0599-3_11

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