IFEVA   02662
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES FISIOLOGICAS Y ECOLOGICAS VINCULADAS A LA AGRICULTURA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Plant succession retarded by fungal endophytes of grasses.
Autor/es:
OMACINI, M; GUNDEL, PE; CHANETON, EJ; GHERSA, CM
Lugar:
London, UK.
Reunión:
Congreso; British Ecological Society, Annual Meeting.; 2008
Institución organizadora:
British Ecological Society
Resumen:
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