Studies were conducted on inoculation of container-grown plants
with vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhizae.
Intraradical vesicles formed in colonized roots were found to
serve as propagules and significantly contribute to the infectivity
of these roots. A procedure was developed for separating
intraradical vesicles from roots; isolated intraradical vesicles were
able to colonize...
The colonization of several species of plants by vesicularar-buscular
mycorrhizae (VAM) was studied to determine how host, soil,
or symbiont factors interacted to enhance growth of the host plant.
Seedlings of two species of the Cuppressaceae and two of the
Taxodiaceae formed VAM; colonization significantly improved growth.
This response to...
The influence of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM) on
populations of general taxonomic and functional groups of naturally-occurring
rhizosphere bacteria and actinomycetes associated with
roots of sweet corn (Zea mays var. rugosa) and subterranean clover
(Trifolium subterraneum L.) was assayed using selective media.
Sporangial production by Phytophthora cinnamomi was also used as...
The hypothesis that inoculation of transplants with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi before planting into saline soils would alleviate salt effects on growth and productivity was tested on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and onion (Allium cepa L.). A secondary hypothesis was that the fungi isolated from a saline soil would be...