Abstract:
The influence of mycorrhizae on the nutrient uptake of
strawberries and red raspberries was investigated. On red raspberries
innoculation with a mycorrhizal fungus resulted in increased P uptake
and a greater concentration of P in the shoots of the plants. The
strawberries were innoculated with 2 species of mycorrhizal fungus.
Both resulted in higher P and N concentrations in the shoot, but one
fungus produced higher concentrations than the other. Measurement of
the total mycorrhizal root length showed that the fungus species which
resulted in the highest P and N concentration also had the highest
level of infection.
