Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: • Context An important feature of forest nursery management is the production of first-rate planting stock, which is closely connected with an adequate development of ectomycorrhizas on seedling roots. • Aims The aim of this study was to provide a detailed assessment of the ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal diversity of European beech grown in bare-root forest nursery conditions. • Methods Morphological and molecular analyzes were used to identify ECM fungi, quantify fungal richness, and record differences in the relative abundance of individual taxa. • Results Twenty-seven different mycorrhizal fungal taxa were found in four tested nurseries. Of these 27, only 6 were present in more than one nursery. Taxa richness in individual nurseries ranged from 6 to 13, indicating that ECM colonization potential is nursery-dependent. The most frequent taxa were:Tubersp. 1,Cadophorasp.,Cenococcum geophilumagg.,Hebeloma sacchariolens, andLaccaria tortilis.According to the analysis of similarity, ECM fungal communities were significantly different between nurseries (R = 0.7741;p < 0.0001). • Conclusion Beech seedlings grown in bare-root nurseries are colonized by a highly diverse suite of ECM fungi; thus, artificial inoculation of seedlings is generally not necessary in nursery practice.
Source: Annals of Forest Science
Institutions: Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,390
OpenAlex ID: W2020350486