Aluminum concentrations in sclerotia from a buried humic horizon of volcanic ash soils in Mt. Myoko, Central Japan

Makiko Watanabe, Nobuhide Fujitake, Hiroyuki Ohta, Takushi Yokoyama

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Abstract

The morphology and chemical composition of fungal sclerotium-like grains collected from the buried humic horizon of volcanic ash soil in Mt. Myoko were examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersion xray micro-analyzer (EDX), and electron probe micro-analyzer (EPMA). A high C content, low level of Si and high concentration of Al characterized the grains considered to correspond to the sclerotia of Cenoccocum graniforme. The27Al MAS NMR spectrum of the sclerotia showed the existence of 6- and 4-coordinated Al. X-ray diffraction analyses supported the presence of amorphous Al (ex. Al-humus complex) in the sclerotia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)411-418
Number of pages8
JournalSoil Science and Plant Nutrition
Volume47
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2001

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Soil Science
  • Plant Science

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