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How do plants regulate the function, community structure, and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi?

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How do plants regulate the function, community structure, and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi? / Johnson, D; Ijdo, M; Genney, DR et al.
In: Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 56, No. 417, 31.07.2005, p. 1751-1760.

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Johnson, D, Ijdo, M, Genney, DR, Anderson, IC & Alexander, IJ 2005, 'How do plants regulate the function, community structure, and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi?', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 56, no. 417, pp. 1751-1760. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eri192

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Johnson, D., Ijdo, M., Genney, DR., Anderson, IC., & Alexander, IJ. (2005). How do plants regulate the function, community structure, and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi? Journal of Experimental Botany, 56(417), 1751-1760. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eri192

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Johnson D, Ijdo M, Genney DR, Anderson IC, Alexander IJ. How do plants regulate the function, community structure, and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi? Journal of Experimental Botany. 2005 Jul 31;56(417):1751-1760. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eri192

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Johnson, D ; Ijdo, M ; Genney, DR et al. / How do plants regulate the function, community structure, and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi?. In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 2005 ; Vol. 56, No. 417. pp. 1751-1760.

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abstract = "In many semi-natural and natural ecosystems, mycorrhizal fungi are the most abundant and functionally important group of soil micro-organisms. They are almost wholly dependent on their host plants to supply them with photosynthate in return for which they enable the plant to access greater quantities of nutrients. Thus, there is considerable potential for plant communities to regulate the structure and function of mycorrhizal communities. This paper reviews some of the key recent developments that have enabled the influence of plant species richness, composition, and age on mycorrhizal communities in boreal forests and temperate grassland to be determined. It discusses the emerging evidence that, in some situations, plant species richness is related to mycorrhizal species richness, in contrast to previous thinking. The paper also includes some preliminary data on the effect of host stand age on root-associated basidiomycete communities. It concludes by highlighting some of the new methodological advances that promise to unravel the linkages between mycorrhizal diversity and their function in situ.",
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