New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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Comparative efficiency of the mycorrhizal fungi Laccaha laccata, Hebeloma crustuliniforme and Rhizopogon species on growth of radiata pine seedlings

MYRA CHU-CHOU
LYNETTE J. GRACE

Forest Research Institute
Private Bag, Rotorua, New Zealand

Abstract The efficiency of Laccaria laccata (Scop, ex Fr.) Berk. & Br. and Hebeloma crustulin- iforme (Bull, ex St. Am.) Quel. was compared with that of Rhizopogon spp. in promoting radiata pine seedling growth and nutrient uptake. The results showed that Rhizopogon spp. were more efficient growth-promoting mycorrhizal fungi than L. lac- cata and H. crustuliniforme although seedlings inoculated with L. laccata showed a better early height response between 4 to 7 months. Hebeloma crustuliniforme was a thorough root colonizer but it did not perform well in promoting seedling growth.

Keywords Laccaria; Hebeloma; Rhizopogon; Pinus radiata; mycorrhiza

Received 13 February 1985; accepted 28 March 1985
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1985, Vol. 23 : 417-424
0028-825X/85/2303-0417$2.50/0 © Crown copyright 1985

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