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Plant Demographic Responses to Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Tallgrass Prairie
Author(s): D. C. Hartnett, R. J. Samenus, L. E. Fischer and B. A. D. Hetrick
Month: Sep
Year: 1994
Journal: Oecologia
Volume: 99
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 21-26
Article Topic(s): Mycorrhizae,Phenology,Disturbance
Research Setting(s): Tallgrass prairie
Species Referenced: Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem), Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass),
Abstract
Assesses the effects of mycorrhizae on the growth and flowering of native tallgrass prairie species in Kansas. Mycorrhizae increased flowering in Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans, but only in burned plots. Mycorrhizae (or the lack thereof) did not affect seedling emergence of Panicum virgatum or A. gerardii. Growth and flowering response to mycorrhizae depended on the species and conditions of the site.Suggested Citation
D. C. Hartnett, R. J. Samenus, L. E. Fischer and B. A. D. Hetrick. "Plant Demographic Responses to Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Tallgrass Prairie." Oecologia 99.1-2 (1994): 21-26.Go back