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The Role of Mycorrhizae in Afforestation

Year: 1936

Type: article

Abstract: This paper has large implications. It reports an experiment in which pine seedlings grown in prairie soil were found incapable of normal growth except when artificially provided with mycorrhizal fungi. It has been suspected for many years that mycorrhizal fungi are essential for the normal growth of forest trees. Unless mycorrhizal fungi are introduced in prairie soils through one means or another, the growth of trees planted in them may be unsatisfactory or completely lacking. The extensive program of afforestation in the prairie region as contemplated in connection with the shelterbelt project makes additional research on this problem imperative.

Source: Journal of Forestry

DOI: 10.1093/jof/34.1.22

Author: A. B. Hatch

Institution: Oregon State University

Language: English

Topic: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,890