Abstract
Five fungal species, Suillus grevillei, Boletinus cavipes, Inocybe kobayasii, Lactarius porninsis and Gomphidius maculatus were examined for ergosterol content during mycorrhizal formation. Ergosterol assay was a suitable method for monitoring establishment of 5 ectomycorrhizal fungi on roots. Ergosterol contents were positively correlated to biomass of each of 5 ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes growing on Melin-Norkrans medium, ranging 1.78-2.36 μg mg-1 dry mycelia. These fungi formed ectomycorrhizae with Japanese larch seedlings in container-grown axenic culture. There were significant correlations between overall mycorrhizal density and seedling growth such as root length and shoot height at 6 mo. Mycorrhizal seedlings accumulated more mass in the root system and mycorrhizae compared with nonmycorrhizal seedlings.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 394-398 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Mycologia |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2000 |
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- Physiology
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
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- Cell Biology
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Efficacy of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes on Japanese larch seedlings assessed by ergosterol assay. / Ohga, Shoji; Wood, David A.
In: Mycologia, Vol. 92, No. 3, 01.01.2000, p. 394-398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Efficacy of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes on Japanese larch seedlings assessed by ergosterol assay
AU - Ohga, Shoji
AU - Wood, David A.
PY - 2000/1/1
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N2 - Five fungal species, Suillus grevillei, Boletinus cavipes, Inocybe kobayasii, Lactarius porninsis and Gomphidius maculatus were examined for ergosterol content during mycorrhizal formation. Ergosterol assay was a suitable method for monitoring establishment of 5 ectomycorrhizal fungi on roots. Ergosterol contents were positively correlated to biomass of each of 5 ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes growing on Melin-Norkrans medium, ranging 1.78-2.36 μg mg-1 dry mycelia. These fungi formed ectomycorrhizae with Japanese larch seedlings in container-grown axenic culture. There were significant correlations between overall mycorrhizal density and seedling growth such as root length and shoot height at 6 mo. Mycorrhizal seedlings accumulated more mass in the root system and mycorrhizae compared with nonmycorrhizal seedlings.
AB - Five fungal species, Suillus grevillei, Boletinus cavipes, Inocybe kobayasii, Lactarius porninsis and Gomphidius maculatus were examined for ergosterol content during mycorrhizal formation. Ergosterol assay was a suitable method for monitoring establishment of 5 ectomycorrhizal fungi on roots. Ergosterol contents were positively correlated to biomass of each of 5 ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes growing on Melin-Norkrans medium, ranging 1.78-2.36 μg mg-1 dry mycelia. These fungi formed ectomycorrhizae with Japanese larch seedlings in container-grown axenic culture. There were significant correlations between overall mycorrhizal density and seedling growth such as root length and shoot height at 6 mo. Mycorrhizal seedlings accumulated more mass in the root system and mycorrhizae compared with nonmycorrhizal seedlings.
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