刺槐共生菌盆栽接种试验

在盆栽实验条件下通过生物接种技术 ,对豆科固氮树木刺槐进行联合共生体的人工构建 ,定量研究了VA菌根真菌、外生菌根真菌、根瘤菌不同组合情况下对刺槐生长的促进作用并对 3者之间的相互关系进行了探讨。研究表明外生菌根菌与内生菌根菌两者之间的混接具有增效作用 ;菌根菌与根瘤菌之间存在着协同增效作用。促进植株生长的最佳接菌组合是根瘤菌 ) 36 6 ) VAR 毛边华锈伞 (H .mesophaseum 870 191)     

Dual inoculation of a woody legume (Centrolobium tomentosum) with rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi in south-eastern Brazil

The integration of N₂ fixing trees into stable agroforestry systems in the tropics is being tested due to their ability to produce high biomass N and P yields, when symbiotically associated with rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi. The growth of Centrolobium tomentosum Guill. ex Benth, a native leguminous tree from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, was assessed with dual inoculation of Rhizobium spp and mycorrhizal fungi under field conditions. Complete fertilization was compared to treatments of inoculation with selected rhizobia strains BHICB-Ab1 or BHICB-Ab3, associated or not to arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The dual inoculation increased the height and growth in relation to the plants treated with rhizobia alone. Plants inoculated with strain BHICB-Ab1 and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) exhibited an increase of 56% dry matter over uninoculated control and nitrogen accumulation was greater than with BHICB-Ab3 inoculated plants. Strain BHICB-Ab1 presented a synergetic relationship with mycorrhizal fungi since the combined inoculation with BHICB-Ab1 enhanced plant height and dry weight more than single inoculation while the growth of BHICB-Ab3 plants was not modified by AMF inoculation. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhanced plants survival and seemed to favour the nodule occupation by rhizobia strains as compared to the non-mycorrhizal plants. Inoculation with selected rhizobia and AMF improved the growth of C. tomentosum under field conditions. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effect of inoculation with ecto- and arbuscular mycorrhizae and Rhizobium on the growth and nitrogen fixation by black locust,Robinia pseudoacacia

Experiments were made to determine the effect of inoculation withRhizobium, the ectomycorrhizal fungus Hebelomamesophasem and the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomuscaledonium on the growth and nitrogen fixation of black locust(Robinia pseudoacacia Linn.) seedlings grown invitro and in pot culture. The results showed that both mycorrhizalfungi and Rhizobium stimulated the growth and nitrogenfixing ability of inoculated seedlings. Inoculation with all three microbestogether produced the most beneficial effects on nitrogen fixation, mycorrhizaldevelopment and seedling growth.     

蓝桉和尾叶桉混合菌根研究Ⅱ.混合菌根的接种效应

接种苗木在生长量和生物量上均表现出极其显著的生长优势,ECM真菌蜡蘑菌单接种及其与4种VA菌根菌剂混合接种,对苗木生长的促进作用尤为显著。在接种后16周时,与对照苗相比,蓝桉和尾叶桉接种苗木的高生长量最大增幅分别为28.86%(LS)和86.65%(LG);两种桉树地上部分平均干质量最大增幅分别为129.93%(LS)和133.34%(L),地下部分分别为119.93%(LF)和174.83%(LG)。桉树对不同菌根菌及其组合的菌根依赖性表现出很大的差异,对混合接种的真菌组合有相对高的菌根依赖性,而对土壤菌剂依赖性很小。菌根感染与苗木生物量间有显著的相关性。试验结果还证实了P素对桉苗生长的促进作用,P素水平对菌根的接种效应有一定的影响。     

Carbon and nitrogen allocation in ectomycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Pinus sylvestris L. seedlings

We studied carbon and nitrogen allocation in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings grown in a semi-hydroponic system with nitrogen as the growth limiting factor. Three ectomycorrhizal fungi were compared: one pioneer species (Thelephora terrestris Ehrh.: Fr.) and two late-stage fungi (Suillus bovinus (L.: Fr.) O. Kuntze, and Scleroderma citrinum Pers.). By giving all plants in each treatment the same amount of readily available nitrogen, we ensured that the external mycelium could not increase the total nitrogen content of the plants, thereby guaranteeing that any change in carbon or nitrogen partitioning was a direct effect of the mycorrhizal infection itself. Carbon and nitrogen partitioning were measured at an early and a late stage of mycorrhizal development, and at a low and a high N addition rate. Although mycorrhizal seedlings had a higher net assimilation rate and a higher shoot/root ratio than non-mycorrhizal seedlings, they had a lower rate of shoot growth. The high carbon demand of the mycobionts was consistent with the large biomass of external mycelia and the increased belowground respiration of the mycorrhizal plants. The carbon cost to the host was similar for pioneer and late-stage fungi. Above- and belowground partitioning of nitrogen was also affected by mycorrhizal infection. The external mycelia of Scleroderma citrinum retained 32% of the nitrogen supplied to the plants, thus significantly reducing nitrogen assimilation by the host plants and consequently reducing their growth rate. By contrast, the external mycelia of T. terrestris and Suillus bovinus retained less nitrogen than the mycelia of Scleroderma citrinum, hence we attributed the decreased growth rates of their host plants to a carbon drain rather than a nitrogen deficiency.     

A low-cost method of mycorrhizal inoculation improves growth of Acacia tortilis seedlings in the nursery

A pot experiment in Kenya examined the effects of mycorrhizal and rhizobial inoculation on the growth and symbiont infection of Acacia tortilis seedlings in unsterile soil, in comparison with sterile and unsterile soil controls. Three mixed, arbuscular mycorrhizal inocula, originating from A. tortilis, Terminalia brownii, T. spinosa and Prosopis juliflora (produced under nursery conditions), were used to inoculate the seedlings, which also received a standard, mixed, rhizobial inoculum. Mycorrhizal infection and plant growth were significantly affected by experimental treatment (p<0.001). Some mycorrhizal infection (presumably with indigenous soil-borne inoculum) occurred in the unsterile soil control, but not in the sterile soil control, indicating that transfer of inoculum between pots in the experiment did not occur. Mycorrhizal formation was significantly more extensive in inoculated plants, which also had better shoot and root growth. 24 weeks after inoculation, plants which had received inoculum of A. tortilis origin were 105 mm tall and their roots were 56% mycorrhizal, whereas the controls most representative of normal nursery treatment were only 77 mm tall and 29% mycorrhizal. Nodulation was erratic and poor in all treatments. The results suggest that mycorrhizal inoculation can improve both mycorrhizal infection and growth of tree seedlings in unsterile nursery soil. The methods of culture and inoculation described here could easily be adopted by nurseries at little cost.     

西澳粘滑菇在尾叶桉上的菌根合成*

利用经特殊培养的西澳粘滑菇菌种，人工接种在尾叶桉幼苗根部，３５ｄ后有６０％的幼苗根部都长出１～２个子实体，经鉴定，该子实体为原接种菌。菌根感染率检查结果表明，有８０％幼苗形成菌根。生长８个月的幼苗其平均树高比未接种苗增加５２．２％，地径增加２９．４％，地上及地下部分生物量（干重）分别比对照增加２６８％及２１４．３％。西澳粘滑菇不仅在华南地区桉树上可以完成菌根合成，而且对幼树生长的增产效果十分明显，是华南地区桉树的优良菌根菌。     

人工接种对桤木结瘤固氮的效应初探

通过桤木根瘤的Frankia菌的纯菌制剂和悬液接种,进行砂培、土培和田间苗圃的幼苗接种试验,均取得较好的接种效益。砂培菌剂接种者100％结瘤,对照为零,苗高生长为对照的2.6倍;5种紫色土上的悬液接种,结瘤固氮量和苗高生长均有不同程度的提高,田间接种试验亦取得一定效果。     

Growth response of three native timber species to soils with different arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum potentials in South Cameroon: Indigenous inoculum and effect of addition of grass inoculum

After tropical forest disturbance, mycorrhizal inoculum could be insufficient. Increasing mycorrhizal density through inoculum addition is then crucial for successful regeneration of deforested lands. Greenhouse bioassays were set up to determine the effectiveness of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils from different disturbance stages on the growth of three important timber species, Terminalia superba, Distemonanthus benthamianus, and Entandrophragma utile. Soils were collected from late and early successional forest stands, fields of food crops, fallow of Chromolaena odorata, skid trails, bare soil landings, and landings with the pioneer tree Musanga cecropioides. These soils were used to grow seedlings without or with addition of an inoculum collected under the grass Paspalum conjugatum. The extent to which seedlings responded to indigenous inoculum and inoculum addition varied with tree species and with mycorrhizal inoculum potential. After inoculum addition, Terminalia strongly increased root colonization with a small increase in shoot dry weight and Distemonanthus hardly increased root colonization but showed a strong increase in shoot dry weight. Entandrophragma increased both root colonization and shoot dry weight. Plant biomass was lower in soils with low inoculum potential such as late successional stands, skid trails, and both kinds of landings; the mycorrhizal inoculation effect was then large. Plant biomass was high in agricultural fields and fallow; mycorrhizal inoculation effect was sometimes even negative. These data indicate that low inoculum might limit plant re-establishment after disturbance and that mycorrhizal inoculation has a potential for improving seedling establishment on deforested land.     

High diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi in subalpine and alpine zones: Potential inoculum for afforestation

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi plant associations have long been suggested to be a suitable location for afforestations, but systematic studies on the observed beneficial effect are still missing in Alpine areas. In this study we address the question which ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities exist in Austrian alpine and subalpine Arctostaphylos habitats, and if they persist in A. uva-ursi stands even hundred of years after disappearance of trees in these areas. The diversity of fungal communities associated with A. uva-ursi was assessed in four study sites (1800–2450 m a.s.l.) in the Central European Alps of Tyrol (Austria). Three approaches were applied: (i) collecting and identifying fungal fruit bodies; (ii) studying the arbutoid mycorrhiza morphotypes of A. uva-ursi; (iii) molecular identification of the most common arbutoid morphotypes. The detected diversity of ECM fungal species was very high (99 taxa), and the occurrence of e.g. Boletus, Cantharellus, Suillus, Tricholoma, Russula spp. in sites that have been treeless for centuries is especially remarkable. Fruit bodies of 82 fungal species were found in association with A. uva-ursi, 63 of them were ECM. Seventy arbutoid morphotypes were detected on 2072 mycorrhized root tips, and 39 taxa of basidiomycete mycobionts were identified with molecular methods. Twelve Cortinarius spp. clearly dominated the mycobiont species richness, followed by nine spp. of Thelephoraceae and four spp. of Boletaceae. Most mycobionts of A. uva-ursi were generalists, but fungal taxa (e.g. Lactarius deterrimus and Suillus spp.) known to be specifically associated with other host plants were also detected. We therefore consider A. uva-ursi as a “non-selective” host, providing mycorrhizal inoculum of highly specialized and effective mycorrhizal fungi for afforestation. This explains why A. uva-ursi plant associations represent suitable locations for forest regeneration and afforestation, especially in the harsh environmental conditions of subalpine and alpine sites.     

Influence of elevated CO2 and mycorrhizae on nitrogen acquisition: contrasting responses in Pinus taeda and Liquidambar styraciflua

An understanding of root system capacity to acquire nitrogen (N) is critical in assessing the long-term growth impact of rising atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]) on trees and forest ecosystems. We examined the effects of mycorrhizal inoculation and elevated [CO2] on root ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3-) uptake capacity in sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). Mycorrhizal treatments included inoculation of seedlings with the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus Glomus intraradices Schenck & Smith in sweetgum and the ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungus Laccaria bicolor (Maire) Orton in loblolly pine. These plants were then equally divided between ambient and elevated [CO2] treatments. After 6 months of treatment, root systems of both species exhibited a greater uptake capacity for NH4+ than for NO3-. In both species, mycorrhizal inoculation significantly increased uptake capacity for NO3-, but not for NH4+. In sweetgum, the mycorrhizal effect on NO3- and NH4+ uptake capacity depended on growth [C02]. Similarly, in loblolly pine, the mycorrhizal effect on NO3- uptake capacity depended on growth [CO2], but the effect on NH4+ uptake capacity did not. Mycorrhizal inoculation significantly enhanced root nitrate reductase activity (NRA) in both species, but elevated [CO2] increased root NRA only in sweetgum. Leaf NRA in sweetgum did not change significantly with mycorrhizal inoculation, but increased in response to [CO2]. Leaf NRA in loblolly pine was unaffected by either treatment. The results indicate that the mycorrhizal effect on specific root N uptake in these species depends on both the form of inorganic N and the mycorrhizal type. However, our data show that in addressing N status of plants under high [CO2], reliable prediction is possible only when information about other root system adjustments (e.g., biomass allocation to fine roots) is simultaneously considered.     

Uptake of nutrients in Calluna vulgaris seed plants grown with and without mycorrhiza

A simple method to inoculate seed plants of heather Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull with its fungal associate was tested in peat soil under greenhouse conditions. This resulted in colonization of all the pots where inoculation was carried out. The average percentage colonization was 27. Colonization was not observed in the non-inoculated pots. This opens the way for experiments designed to create knowledge of the significance of ericaceous mycorrhiza to the members of the family Ericaceae that typically dominates nutrient-poor sites such as heathland, raised bog and tundra in the Northern Hemisphere. In association with the inoculation, experiments were carried out to determine differences between mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal seed plants of heather, as regards the concentration of nutrients (NPK) in the shoots. No significant increase of nutrient concentrations in shoots or aboveground biomass due to the presence of mycorrhiza was observed. Phosphorous concentration was 16% lower in the shoots from the plants inoculated with mycorrhiza; this result was the only significant effect that could be ascribed to mycorrhiza. Increased growth rate in the plants with mycorrhiza dilutes the nutrient concentrations in the shoots from these plants. The mean nitrogen content (g N/pot) in shoots of heather was 10% higher in mycorrhizal plants than in non-mycorrhizal plants, whereas the difference in concentration (g N/g dry matter) was only 2% in favor of mycorrhizal plants. This indicates that the presence of mycorrhiza rather increases the growth rate than the nutrient concentration in the shoots. Fertilizer application experiments were carried out on the same plants. When 10 kg N ha⁻¹ was supplied as NH₃–N in aqueous solution, the concentration of N in the shoots was increased by 14%, from 0.75 to 0.86%. Both these concentrations are lower than those observed in nature. The total growth was increased by 32% in the potassium-fertilized (10 kg K ha⁻¹) pots. The percentage colonization was positively correlated to the N:P ratio in the shoot tissue. None of the treatments influenced the percentage colonization significantly.     

Mycorrhization, growth and nutrition of Pinus halepensis seedlings fertilized with different doses and sources of nitrogen

? Although fertilization is commonly used in nurseries, the effects of high level of nitrogen on Pinus halepensis mycorrhization are still unknown.

? The effect of fertilization at different N levels (low-LN: 35 mg/plant; medium-MN: 60 mg/plant; high-HN: 120 mg/plant), differing N sources (ammonium-(NH₄)₂SO₄; nitrate-HNO₃; ammonium+nitrate-NH₄NO₃) and inoculation with Pisolithus tinctorius and Lactarius deliciosus on the mycorrhization, growth and nutrient status of P. halepensis has been studied.

? P. tinctorius 3SR showed higher mycorrhizal ability (100% of mycorrhizal seedlings) than L. deliciosus (nearer to 50%). The application of increasing doses of N resulted in a significant reduction of mycorrhizal seedlings but no differences were observed between NH₄ and NO₃as N source at the 60 mg N/plant dose applied. The effects of fertilization on growth were mainly observed in uninoculated plants. The use of NH₄ increased growth in non-mycorrhized plants. Nutrient status was similar in all cases except for K concentration, which was higher in plants mycorrhized with P. tinctorius. Interactions between inoculation and fertilization were found, mycorrhizal effects appearing only at LN fertilization.

? It is advisable to avoid high doses of N fertilization in order to produce mycorrhizal P. halepensis seedlings.

     

Impact of mistletoes (Amyema miquelii) on host (Eucalyptus blakelyi and Eucalyptus melliodora) survival and growth in temperate Australia

The damaging effects of mistletoes Amyema spp. on host eucalypts in rural Australia concern many landholders, but few data are available to evaluate mistletoe impacts or formulate management strategies. We used an experimental disinfection approach to determine the effects of a putative pest mistletoe, Amyema miquelii, on its two principal hosts, Blakely's red gum (Eucalyptus blakelyi) and yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora), on pastoral properties in northern New South Wales. For each host species, pairs of nearby trees were matched for heigth, diameter at breast height, level of mistletoe infestation and distance to neighbouring trees. One tree per pair was chosen at random and all the mistletoes pruned. After 33 months all treated trees were still alive, but among control trees seven of 29 red gums and one of 20 yellow box trees had died. The difference in survival between treated and control trees was significant for red gum. Among surviving pairs of trees, treated trees of both species had significantly greater diameter increments and significantly more foliage than untreated trees. After 33 months, the average increase in relative host foliage biomass attributable to removal of mistletoes was 22% in red gum and 24% in yellow box, compared with untreated controls. The average increase in radial growth attributable to mistletoe removal was 55% in red gum and 49% in yellow box. Diameter increment was negatively and linearly related to mistletoe infestation level in control trees of both species. The differences between infected and disinfected trees in this experiment may underestimate the impact of Amyema miquelii on host growth because small amounts of host biomass were unavoidably lost during disinfection. In a separate experiment, loss of host biomass had a significant negative impact on diameter increment. Although the results indicate that control of serious Amyema miquelii infestation of individual trees will be worthwhile in terms of immediate host survival and higher growth rate, prudent long-term management may well allow for the loss of small numbers of farm trees to mistletoes when planning tree recruitment and utilisation.     

两种接种方式下角倍蚜虫瘿对寄主盐肤木枝叶生长的影响

[目的]明确两种接种方式(自然迁飞和人工挂袋)下角倍蚜虫瘿的数量和分布及其对寄主盐肤木枝叶生长的影响。[方法]在自然迁飞和人工挂袋形成虫瘿的盐肤木林内,按随机区组设计设置样地,在样地内随机选取有虫瘿树和无虫瘿树,分别测量和统计盐肤木及虫瘿的生长指标,采用方差分析虫瘿对盐肤木生长的影响。[结果]在自然迁飞和人工挂袋两种接种方式下,盐肤木单株虫瘿数没有显著差异。但人工挂袋时,单片复叶的平均虫瘿总体积为170.92±14.85 cm~3、小叶总面积为616.26±32.73 cm~2,显著高于自然迁飞形成虫瘿的总体积85.82±9.40cm~3和小叶总面积482.81±28.51 cm~2。表明人工挂袋接种可以增加虫瘿的总体积,从而提高角倍产量;同时,较大体积的虫瘿还促进了盐肤木小叶的生长,使小叶面积增大。[结论]角倍蚜虫瘿对寄主盐肤木的枝叶生长具有促进作用,且这种生长促进与虫瘿的体积呈正相关。与自然迁飞接种相比,人工挂袋接种更能发挥盐肤木的生长和结倍潜力,提高角倍产量。     

板栗林不同生境下八月竹叶片形态可塑性分析

为了认识引种栽培的八月竹叶片对不同生境的可塑性适应规律，在浙江省龙泉市板栗林套种八月竹示范基地内调查不同生境下(林窗、林内、纯竹林)八月竹的叶片形态特征，并采用标准主轴回归(SMA)分析不同生境下八月竹叶片形态之间的异速生长关系。结果表明：叶长、叶宽、叶周长和叶面积彼此之间关系的异速生长指数为0.820~2.051，其中仅叶长和叶周长间呈等速生长，其余5对关系均呈异速生长模式；各指标间关系的异速生长指数在不同生境条件下均没有显著差异，进一步分析得到不同生境下各指标间异速生长SMA主轴沿y轴或斜率方向上发生了极显著移动(P<0.01)，主要有相同叶长下，叶面积为林内＞林窗＞纯林，叶片大小整体也呈现为林内＞林窗＞纯林。板栗林套种八月竹的不同生境条件对八月竹叶片形态特征间异速生长指数没有显著影响，但在叶片大小上发生了可塑性响应。     

Hebeloma crustuliniforme facilitates ammonium and nitrate assimilation in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) seedlings

This study examined the role of ectomycorrhizal associations in nitrogen assimilation of Populus tremuloides seedlings. Seedlings were inoculated with Hebeloma crustuliniforme and compared with non-inoculated plants. Nitrogen-metabolizing enzymatic properties were also determined in H. crustuliniforme grown in sterile culture. The seedlings and fungal cultures were subjected to nitrogen treatments (including NO??, NH?? and a combination of NO???+?NH??) for 2 months to examine the effects on growth, nitrogen-assimilating enzyme activities and xylem sap concentrations of NH?? and NO??. Seedlings were also provided for 3 days with 1?N-labeled NH?? and NO??, and leaf and root 1?N content relative to total nitrogen was measured. Both NO?? and NH?? were effective in supporting seedling growth when either form was provided separately. When NO?? and NH?? were provided together, seedling growth decreased while enzymatic assimilation of NH?? increased. Additionally, nitrogen assimilation in inoculated seedlings was less affected by the form of nitrogen compared with non-inoculated plants. Fungal ability to enzymatically respond to and assimilate NH?? combined with aspen's enzymatic responsiveness to NO?? was likely the reason for efficient assimilation of both nitrogen forms by mycorrhizal plants.     

Screenhouse performance of VAM-inoculated seedlings of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De wit. in a phosphorus-deficient and aluminum sulfate-treated medium

The effect of 3 species of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi on the growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit. in a phosphorus-deficient and aluminumsulfate (AIS)-treated medium was investigated in a screenhouse experiment. Plant height, root length, nodulation, phosphorus uptake and nitrogen fixation were used as indices of plant performance.While there were significant differences among mycorrhizal plants with respect to these indices, they outperformed their non-mycorrhizal counterparts in all respects except in nitrogen content. Of the 3 mycorrhizal species studied, Glomus etunicatum (Becker and Gerd) was the most efficient, followed by Glomus fasciculatum (Thaxter) Gerd and Trappe, and finally, Gigaspora margarita (Becker and Hall). Both aluminumsulfate and mycorrhizal treatments increased shoot dry weight.     

Effects of single and dual inoculation with selected microsymbionts (rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) on field growth and nitrogen fixation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Calliandra calothyrsus</Emphasis> Meissn

Our study aimed to assess the effect of dual inoculation with the selected Rhizobium strain KWN35 and the arbuscular mycorrhizal isolate BEG 176 (Glomus etunicatum) on the growth of Calliandra calothyrsus cultivated under irrigation in the field in Senegal (Dakar) over a period of 24 months. Although plants inoculated with both microsymbionts grew better (height and root collar diameter) than plants from three other inoculation treatments (control, single inoculation with KWN35 or BEG 176), these results were not statistically different except at 1 and 5 months after field transplantation. KWN35 was present in a relatively high percentage of nodules harvested from plants inoculated with this rhizobial strain either alone or with mycorrhiza (approximately 60% and 40% 1 and 2 years after field transplantation respectively). The percentage of mycorrhizal root infections was around 60% in the inoculated plants after 12 months with significantly higher N, P and K foliar contents of trees compared with the non-inoculated controls. However, as for nodulation, by 24 months after transplantation, there were no significant differences between treatments. We conclude that field inoculation of C. calothyrsus with Rhizobium strain KWN35 and arbuscular mycorrhizal isolate BEG 176 did not have a long-lasting effect on the growth of trees, even when a majority of nodules were occupied by the inoculated rhizobia and the roots infected by the mycorrhiza. Several reasons can be postulated for these results, such as a possible effect of soil fertility on the efficiency of the nodules.