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The object of the present paper is to give an account of the mycotrophic species of the ‘cerrado’, studied in Brazil. Also, this work is a contribution to the anatomical and morphological study of mycorrhizas.
The results of soil analysis of the ‘cerrado’ existing in the litterature show a pronunciated deficiency in minerals, which, according to the mineral deficiency theory, would limit growth and consequently produces an acumulation of carbohydrates within plant tissues. There is a growing body evidence that high light intensity, or a low nutrient supply increased the degree of mycorrhizal infection. In agreement with this our investigations showed that all the trees examined were associated with mycorrhizal fungi.
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Thomazini, L.I. Mycorrhiza in plants of the ‘Cerrado’. Plant Soil 41, 707–711 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02185833
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