The Role of Non-Mycorrhizal Fungi in Germination of the Mycoheterotrophic Orchid Pogoniopsis schenckii Cogn.

Endophytic fungi are those that inhabit within organs and tissues without causing damage, while mycorrhizal fungi develop hyphal complexes called pelotons within cortical cells of orchid roots. Although abundant and frequent in all plant organs, the role of endophytic fungi has been neglected in rel...

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Main Authors: Laís Soêmis Sisti, Denisele Neuza Aline Flores-Borges, Sara Adrián López de Andrade, Samantha Koehler, Maria Letícia Bonatelli, Juliana Lischka Sampaio Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01589/full