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Ectomycorrhizal development on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings in different soils

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In the present study ectomycorrhizal development of Laccaria bicolor, Rhizopogon luteolus and Suillus bovinus associated with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedings was studied as affected by primary stand humus, secondary stand humus, podsolic sandy soil or peat in perspex growth chambers. After 9 weeks, ectomycorrhizal development with S. bovinus was significantly greater in peat and primary stand humus than in secondary stand humus or podsolic sandy soil. Ectomycorrhizal development with R. luteolus in secondary stand humus was higher than in primary stand humus. Degree of ectomycorrhizal development of L. bicolor, R. lutuelus and S. bovinus on Scots pine was related to potassium concentration, organic matter content and pH of the soils suggesting that chemical composition of the soils affects ectomycorrhizal development.

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    Present address: Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, 82071, Laramie, WY, USA

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  1. Biological Station of the Wageningen Agricultural University, Kampsweg 27, 9418 PD, Wijster, The Netherlands

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Baar, J., Elferink, M.O. Ectomycorrhizal development on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings in different soils. Plant Soil 179, 287–292 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009339

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