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Functions and Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Arid and Semi-Arid Soils

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Mycorrhiza

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The mycorrhizal symbiosis formed between plant roots and the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi or Glomales is of great interest to ecologists because of its potential influence on ecosystem processes, its role in determining plant diversity in natural communities and the ability of the fungi to induce a wide variety of growth responses in coexisting plant species.

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Varma, A. (1999). Functions and Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Arid and Semi-Arid Soils. In: Varma, A., Hock, B. (eds) Mycorrhiza. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03779-9_22

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