Record ID No. |
1417 |
Author(s) |
Fransson P. M. A., Taylor A. F. S., Finlay R. D. , 2005 |
Affiliation |
Department of Plant and Soil Science, School of Biological Sciences, Aberdeen University, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, AB24 3UU Aberdeen, UK. |
Title |
Mycelial production, spread and root colonisation by the ectomycorrhizal fungi Hebeloma crustuliniforme and Paxillus involutus under elevated atmospheric CO2 |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Mycorrhiza. 15(1): 25-31p. |
Categories |
Ectomycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Photosynthesis |
Host |
Pinus sylvestris |
Organism |
Hebeloma crustuliniforme or Paxillus involutus |
Country |
UK, Europe |
Abstracts |
Effects of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on the production and spread of ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelium from colonized Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) roots were investigated. Scots pine seedlings inoculated with either Hebeloma crustuliniforme or Paxillus involutus were grown at either ambient (350 ppm) or elevated (700 ppm) levels of CO2. Mycelial production was measured after 6 weeks in pots, and mycelial spread from inoculated seedlings was studied after 4 months growth in perlite in shallow boxes containing uncolonised bait seedlings. Plant and fungal biomass were analysed, as well as carbon and nitrogen content of seedling shoots. Mycelial biomass production by H. crustuliniforme was significantly greater under elevated CO2 (up to a 3-fold increase was observed). Significantly lower concentrations and total amounts of N were found in plants exposed to elevated CO2. |