Record ID No. |
858 |
Author(s) |
Dominguez-Nunez, J. A., Selva Serrano,J., Rodriguez-Barreal,J. A., Omenaca-Gonzalez,J.A.S de , 2006 |
Affiliation |
U.D. Patologia Forestal, Dpto. Silvopascicultura, E.T.S. Ingenieros de Montes, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Av/Ciudad Universitaria s/n., Madrid 28040, Spain. |
Title |
The influence of mycorrhization with Tuber melanosporum in the afforestation of a Mediterranean site with Quercus ilex and Quercus faginea |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Forest-Ecology-and-Management. 231(1/3): 226-233p. |
Categories |
Ectomycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Plantations |
Host |
Holm oak (Quercus ilex), Lusitanian oak (Q. faginea) |
Organism |
Black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) |
Country |
Spain, Europe |
Abstracts |
Holm oak (Quercus ilex) and Lusitanian oak (Quercus faginea) stand establishment and inoculated with the mycorrhizal fungus black truffle (Tuber melanosporum), was analysed on the second year of its establishment to determine the effect of mycorrhiza on tree growth and physiology. The stand is situated in the north of Alicante, south-eastern Spain. Mycorrhizal inoculation improved seedling growth, especially the shoots, increased water uptake of the seedlings during the summer drought, and improved total phosphorus absorption. Tuber melanosporum was found to successfully colonize the roots of the seedlings. |