Mycorrhizal Associations and Trophic Modes in Coexisting Orchids: An Ecological Continuum between Auto- and Mixotrophy
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01497
Abstract: Two distinct nutritional syndromes have been described in temperate green orchids. Most orchids form mycorrhizas with rhizoctonia fungi and are considered autotrophic. Some orchids, however, associate with fungi that simultaneously form ectomycorrhizas with surrounding trees… read more here.
Keywords: ecological continuum; mixotrophy; mycorrhizal; orchid species ... See more keywords