Record ID No. |
1117 |
Author(s) |
Hagerberg,D., Pallon,J., Wallander,H , 2005 |
Affiliation |
Department of Microbial Ecology, Ecology-building, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden. |
Title |
The elemental content in the mycelium of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Piloderma sp. during the colonization of hardened wood ash |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Mycorrhiza. 15(6): 387-392p. |
Categories |
Ectomycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Plantations |
Host |
Norway spruce (Picea abies) |
Organism |
Piloderma |
Country |
Sweden, Europe |
Abstracts |
Piloderma sp., a wood ash-colonizing ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungus, was grown symbiotically with Norway spruce in microcosms which contained granules of hardened wood ash. Mycelium close to the granules was sampled 3 times over a period of 11 weeks and the elemental content was investigated with particle induced X-ray emission. Mycelium from microcosms without wood ash was used as controls. The contents of P and K were similar in mycelium growing close to wood ash granules to those in control mycelium, while the Ca content increased from 23+or-21 mg g-1 in controls to 63+or-8 mg g-1 in mycelium growing close to wood ash granules. The Ca content was also increased in other parts of the mycelium more distant from the wood ash. Piloderma sp. may have a role in the short-term storage of Ca released from wood ash, rather than in releasing and storing P. |