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Studies on fungi in the root region

VI. The occurrence of sterile dark fungi on root surfaces

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A study of the colonization of barley root surfaces by sterile dark fungi is described in which the root washing-segment plating technique and direct observation were employed to study the pattern of root colonization. Data are presented showing sterile dark fungi to be rapid colonizers of young roots and to persist on the roots with increasing root age.

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  1. Dept. of Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    D. Parkinson & R. Pearson

  2. Hartley Botanical Laboratories, University of Liverpool, UK

    D. Parkinson & R. Pearson

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Parkinson, D., Pearson, R. Studies on fungi in the root region. Plant Soil 27, 113–119 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01373982

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