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Symbiotic germination and development of the myco-heterotrophic orchid Neottia nidus-avis in nature and its requirement for locally distributed Sebacina spp.

  1. S. L. McKendrick1,
  2. J. R. Leake1,*,
  3. D. Lee Taylor2,
  4. D. J. Read1

Article first published online: 4 APR 2002

DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00372.x

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Volume 154, Issue 1, pages 233–247, April 2002

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McKendrick, S. L., Leake, J. R., Taylor, D. L. and Read, D. J. (2002), Symbiotic germination and development of the myco-heterotrophic orchid Neottia nidus-avis in nature and its requirement for locally distributed Sebacina spp. New Phytologist, 154: 233–247. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00372.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK;

  2. 2

    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 94720, California, USA

*Author for correspondence: J. R. Leake Tel: +44 (0)114 222 0055 Fax: +44 (0)114 222 0002 Email: j.r.leake@sheffield.ac.uk

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  1. Issue published online: 4 APR 2002
  2. Article first published online: 4 APR 2002
  3. Received: 6 September 2001 Accepted: 13 November 2001

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