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A method for in vitro synthesis of mycorrhizae on coniferous tree seedlings is described. Tree seedlings (Larix decidua Mill., Picea abies (L.) Karst, and Pinus sylvestris L.) and fungi Amanita muscaria (L. ex Fr.) Hooker, Piloderma croceum Erikss. et Hjorst., Pisolithus tinctorius (Pers.) Coker et Couch, and Suillus grevillei (Klotzsch) Singer were maintained under sterile conditions in petri dishes. Typical ectomycorrhizae were established within 2–3 weeks after inoculation and within 2 months after germination of seedlings. Eventually a high percentage of mycorrhizal root tips was obtained.
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Kottke, I., Guttenberger, M., Hampp, R. et al. An in vitro method for establishing mycorrhizae on coniferous tree seedlings. Trees 1, 191–194 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193562
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193562