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Corticrocin, a Mycorrhiza Pigment

Nature volume 160, page 331 (1947)Cite this article

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From the yellow mycorrhiza fungus Corticium croceum, a pigment has been isolated for which the name ‘corticrocin’ is proposed. Corticium croceum is a symbiont on the roots of Pinus silvestris, Picea excelsa, Vaccinium vitis idæa and other plants. The symbiosis is especially common when the plants grow on a poor, acid, sandy soil or on raw humus.

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ERDTMAN, H. Corticrocin, a Mycorrhiza Pigment. Nature 160, 331 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160331a0

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