Sodium polypectate (SPP) was added to an ethanol-streptomycin
agar (ESA) medium to determine if it would provide a selective
substrate for the growth of Verticillium dahliae and for isolation of
the fungus from soil and plant tissues in the presence of saprophytic
fungi. Sodium polypectate improved greatly the formation and...
The mycorrhizal rootlets of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco.) and red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) were extensively investigated. A jet-black mycorrhiza was found to be dominant on Douglas-fir rootlets. The fungal symbiont was identified as Cenococcum graniforme (Sow.) Ferd. and Winge. Two forms of mycorrhizae predominated on root systems of...