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Effect of mycorrhizal inocula on the growth of Sitka spruce seedlings in different soils

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Different mycorrhizal fungi were tested for their effectiveness in promoting growth of Sitka spruce seedlings, in two contrasting soils, in a glasshouse pot experiment. In nursery soil,Laccaria amethystina significantly improved growth of seedlings in comparison toL. laccata. Seedlings inoculated with a forest isolate ofThelephora terrestris were significantly larger than those inoculated with a nursery isolate when grown in forest soil. The effectiveness ofComplexipes moniliformis in forest soil was poor in comparison to other mycorrhizal fungi. Strains aswell as species of mycorrhizal fungi affect seedling growth differently. These effects are further influenced by soil type.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Surrey, GU2 5XH, Guildford, Surrey, UK

    Julia M. Holden, G. W. Thomas & R. M. Jackson

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Holden, J.M., Thomas, G.W. & Jackson, R.M. Effect of mycorrhizal inocula on the growth of Sitka spruce seedlings in different soils. Plant Soil 71, 313–317 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02182669

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