Impacts of Tamarix (L.) Litter and Mycorrhizal Amendments on Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Competitiveness and Mycorrhizal Colonization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Soil and Plant Material Collection and Preparation
2.2. Experimental Setup
2.3. Growing Conditions
2.4. Measurements
2.5. Mycorrhizal Root Preparation and Analysis
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Mule-fat Growth under Different Soil-Litter Treatments in Competition with Tamarisk
3.2. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Colonization of Mule-Fat
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Murray, L.; Schutte, B.J.; Ganguli, A.C.; Lehnhoff, E.A. Impacts of Tamarix (L.) Litter and Mycorrhizal Amendments on Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Competitiveness and Mycorrhizal Colonization. Agronomy 2019, 9, 453. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9080453
Murray L, Schutte BJ, Ganguli AC, Lehnhoff EA. Impacts of Tamarix (L.) Litter and Mycorrhizal Amendments on Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Competitiveness and Mycorrhizal Colonization. Agronomy. 2019; 9(8):453. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9080453
Chicago/Turabian StyleMurray, Leeland, Brian J. Schutte, Amy C. Ganguli, and Erik A. Lehnhoff. 2019. "Impacts of Tamarix (L.) Litter and Mycorrhizal Amendments on Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Competitiveness and Mycorrhizal Colonization" Agronomy 9, no. 8: 453. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9080453