LIMITED INDEPENDENT GROWTH OF A VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS IN VITRO

Production of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculum in aeroponic culture.

Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum) and industrial sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) colonized by Glomus deserticola, G. etunicatum, and G. intraradices were grown in aeroponic cultures. After 12 to 14 weeks, all roots were colonized by the inoculated vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Abundant vesicles and arbuscules formed in the roots, and profuse sporulation was detected intra-and extraradical...

Production of Plant Growth-Regulating Substances by the Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Glomus mosseae.

Glomus mosseae, a representative species of Endogonaceae (Phycomycetes) able to form vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza, was investigated for phytohormone production. Spores of G. mosseae were axenically germinated in water, and the resultant mycelial growth was assayed by standard procedures for extracting plant hormones from microbial cultures. Paper partition chromatography and specific bioassa...

Ammonia Assimilation in Zea mays L. Infected with a Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Glomus fasciculatum.

To investigate nitrogen assimilation and translocation in Zea mays L. colonized by the vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungus Glomus fasciculatum (Thax. sensu Gerd.), we measured key enzyme activities, 15N incorporation into free amino acids, and 15N translocation from roots to shoots. Glutamine synthetase and nitrate reductase activities were increased in both roots and shoots compared ...

Occurrence of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Alberta, Canada

S. M. Boyetchko* and J. P. Tewari Department of Plant Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T 6 G 2 P 5 Z. Naturforsch. 48c , 923-929 (1993); received April 6,1993 Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae, Taxonomy, Calcium, X-Ray Microanalysis Three VA mycorrhizal fungal species were isolated from soils in Alberta, Canada and ex­ amined by scanning electron microscopy and energy-di...

Nitrate reducing capacity of two vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.