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RECIPROCAL TRANSFER OF NUTRIENTS BETWEEN ERICACEOUS PLANTS AND A CLAVARIA SP. *
Author(s) -
Englander L.,
Hull R. J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1980.tb04779.x
Subject(s) - biology , botany , ericaceae , nutrient , ecology
S ummary A close physiological relationship between some ericaceous plants, Rhododendron sp. and Pieris japonica , and a member of the genus Clavaria is indicated by radioisotope translocation studies. [ 14 C] photosynthate from host leaves was detected in Clavaria fruiting bodies and 25 P applied to Clavaria fruiting bodies was detected in plant roots. Possible transfer mechanisms, including that of a mycorrhizal association, are discussed.