Claim · #6494018
Wilcoxina mikolae · mutualism · Pinus banksiana
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Pinus banksiana–Wilcoxina mikolae var mikolae mycorrhizas”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
- Page
- 274
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Wilcoxina mikolae is a well-documented E-strain ectendomycorrhizal fungus forming Hartig net, mantle, and intracellular hyphae on Pinus banksiana short roots; interaction type and mechanism are consistent.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Wilcoxina mikolae is a well-documented E-strain ectendomycorrhizal fungus forming Hartig net, mantle, and intracellular hyphae with Pinus banksiana; taxonomy and interaction are consistent.”
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