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We examined the effect of electric impulses on sporocarp formations of ectomycorrhizal fungus in a Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) plantation.Laccaria laccata was the dominant species in this study plantation. Spatial distribution concentrated in the electric impulse treatment zone, and recorded a markedly larger number of sporocarps compared with untreated control plots. The effect of electric impulses was also recognized onL. laccata fruiting with a mycorrhizal sapling in a pot. Sporocarp production ofL. laccata was strongly promoted by the electric impulse in experiments bothin vivo natural plantation stands andin vitro pot saplings. Our work indicates the possibility of enhancement of sporocarp production of the mycorrhizal fungi with electric impulses in the nursery and plantation.
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This work was partly supported by a grant from the Kyushu Electric Power Company.
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Ohga, S., Iida, S. Effect of electric impulse on sporocarp formation of ectomycorrhizal fungusLaccaria laccata in Japanese red pine plantation. J For Res 6, 37–41 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02762720
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