... degradation for respiration and for energy and reducing power productionand 2) conversion of plant carbohydratesinto fungal biomass. The high respirationrate of fungal ... 69,569-581Vignon C., Plassard C., Mousain D. & Salsac L.(1986) Assay of fungal chitin and estimation of mycorrhizal infection. PhysioL V6g. 24, 201-207Assessment of the contributions ... greater fraction of the assimi-lated carbon to respiratory C02 than donon-mycorrhizal plants (for a review, seeMartin et al., 1987). The establishment of a carbon sink by...