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Direct observation of spores of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi growing on sugar maple roots in the field, using sodium hexametaphosphate as a soil dispersant

Peter MoutoglisDepartment of Biology, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve W., Montréal, Québec, H3G 1M8Canada
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John KlironomosDepartment of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1Canada
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Paul WiddenDepartment of Biology, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve W., Montréal, Québec, H3G 1M8Canada
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Bryce KendrickDepartment of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1Canada
Pages 419-423 | Accepted 09 Feb 1995, Published online: 29 Aug 2018

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