Record ID No. |
178 |
Author(s) |
Pelletier S., Dionne J. , 2004 |
Affiliation |
University of Guelph, Department of Plant Agriculture, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada |
Title |
Inoculation rate of arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi Glomus intraradices and Glomus etunicatum affects establishment of landscape turf with no irrigation or fertilizer inputs |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Crop Science. 44(1): 335-338p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Mycorrhizal efficiency |
Host |
Poa pratensis, Festuca rubra, Ryegrass, Loluim perenne |
Organism |
Glomus intraradices, Glomus etunicatum |
Country |
Canada, North America |
Abstracts |
Arbuscular-mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis confers numerous
benefits to host plants, including improved tolerance to abiotic
and biotic stresses. Although the majority or grasses form an AM
symbiosis, little is known of the mycorrhization of turfgrass
species. This study was conducted to determine whether two
mycorrhizal species, Glomus intraradices Schenck & Smith and G.
etunicatum Becker & Gerdemann, affected the establishment of a
lawn mixture of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.), red
fescue (Festuca rubra L.), and perennial ryegrass (Lolium
perenne L.). Turfgrass inoculated with G. intraradices at rates
between 40 and 60 mL m(-2) established more quickly than
turfgrass inoculated with G. etanicatam when inoculated at time
of seeding, with no irrigation or fertilization inputs.
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