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The broad host range ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius (Pers.) Coker and Couch was grown in association with seedlings of a local species of oak Quercus myrsinaefolia B1. and the ontogeny of mycorrhizas examined microscopically. Development was similar to that seen previously in Eucalyptus. No significant growth stimulation occurred in infected seedlings but their uptake of N, P and K was enhanced. Nutrient uptake by seedlings bearing natural mycorrhizas with unidentified fungi was less efficient. The results indicate that P. tinctorius has a potential for application in reafforestation programmes in Hong Kong and southern China.
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Tam, P.C.F., Griffiths, D.A. Mycorrhizal associations in Hong Kong Fagaceae. Mycorrhiza 2, 125–131 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203858
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