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Links between genetic and functional diversity – a bridge too far?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2000

David Read
Affiliation:
Department of Animal & Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK (tel +44 114 222 4318; fax +44 114 222 0002; e-mail [email protected]).
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Abstract

The view that nutrient acquisition by most plants growing in natural ecosystems is mediated by mycorrhiza-forming symbiotic fungi is now largely accepted. With this perception comes the need to learn more about the identity of the organisms responsible for these key processes. Herein lies a challenge taken up by Vrålstad et al. on pp. 549–563 in this issue.

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FORUM Commentary
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© Trustees of the New Phytologist 2000

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