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Evaluation of the “Most Probable Number” (Mpn) and Wet-Sieving Methods for Determining Soil-Borne Populations of Endogonaceous Mycorrhizal Fungi

Z.-Q. AnDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky40546
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J. W. HendrixDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky40546
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D. E. HershmanDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Princeton, Kentucky42445
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G. T. HensonMcLean County Extension Office, Calhoun, Kentucky42327
Pages 576-581 | Accepted 25 Jan 1990, Published online: 29 Aug 2018

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