Abstract
Ectomycorrhizae are classified as biotechnology to increase the sustainability of planted forests, and fieldwork is needed to confirm its effectiveness. The growth of rooted cuttings of Eucalyptus clones GG100 and GG680, which had been previously inoculated in the nursery with ectomycorrhizal fungi, was evaluated after planting them in the field. The ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) inoculated were: Pisolithus microcarpus, Hysterangium gardneri, or Scleroderma areolatum. Uninoculated rooted cuttings were used as controls. The inoculated treatments and the uninoculated controls (low P control) were grown in a nursery with reduced phosphate fertilization. Additionally, uninoculated controls were grown on a substrate with complete phosphate nursery fertilization (high P control). After two months, the plant height of clone GG100 inoculated with P. microcarpus was 16% taller and of clone GG680 13% higher than the low P control treatment. At the same time, the collar diameter of the plants inoculated with H. gardneri and P. microcarpus was the same as in the high P control. At 12 months, the growth of the inoculated and low P control plants was the same as in the high P control. For ectomycorrhizal colonization, after six months, the mean percentage of colonized root tips was highest in plants inoculated with S. areolatum, followed by those inoculated with P. microcarpus and of the low P control. After one year, ECM colonization was equal in all treatments and 4.3 times greater than it was at 6 months. Inoculation with ECM fungi in the nursery boosts early plant growth after transfer to the field, although the effect depends on the specific ectomycorrhizal fungus and the clone. Further ectomycorrhizal colonization of Eucalyptus occurs naturally and increases with tree development in the field.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
After two months, clone GG100 inoculated with P. microcarpus was 16% taller than the low P control.
- Taxon
- Eucalyptus
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Eucalyptust0 - Material
- clone GG100e1
- Treatment
- inoculated with P. microcarpuse1
- Interactor
- P. microcarpusPisolithus microcarpuse1symbiont
- Outcome
- plant heighte1
- Direction
- tallere1
- Value
- 16%e1
- Qualifier
- After two monthse1
- Comparator
- low P controle1
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Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e1“After two months, the plant height of clone GG100 inoculated with P. microcarpus was 16% taller and of clone GG680 13% higher than the low P control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
After two months, clone GG680 was 13% higher in plant height than the low P control after inoculation with ECM fungi.
- Taxon
- EucalyptusEucalyptust0
- Material
- clone GG680e1
- Treatment
- Inoculation with ECM fungie2
- Interactor
- ECM fungie2symbiont
- Outcome
- plant heighte1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 13%e1
- Qualifier
- After two monthse1
- Comparator
- low P controle1
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Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e1“After two months, the plant height of clone GG100 inoculated with P. microcarpus was 16% taller and of clone GG680 13% higher than the low P control treatment”
e2“Inoculation with ECM fungi in the nursery boosts early plant growth after transfer to the field, although the effect depends on the specific ectomycorrhizal fungus and the clone”
Claim · model-written summary
Collar diameter of plants inoculated with H. gardneri was the same as in the high P control.
- Taxon
- EucalyptusEucalyptust0
- Treatment
- inoculated with H. gardnerie3
- Interactor
- H. gardneriHysterangium gardnerie3symbiont
- Outcome
- collar diametere3
- Direction
- the samee3
- Comparator
- high P controle3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e3“At the same time, the collar diameter of the plants inoculated with H. gardneri and P. microcarpus was the same as in the high P control”
Claim · model-written summary
Collar diameter of plants inoculated with P. microcarpus was the same as in the high P control.
- Taxon
- EucalyptusEucalyptust0
- Treatment
- inoculatede3
- Interactor
- P. microcarpusPisolithus microcarpuse3symbiont
- Outcome
- collar diametere3
- Direction
- the samee3
- Comparator
- high P controle3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e3“At the same time, the collar diameter of the plants inoculated with H. gardneri and P. microcarpus was the same as in the high P control”
Claim · model-written summary
At 12 months, the growth of inoculated plants and low P control plants was the same as in the high P control.
- Taxon
- EucalyptusEucalyptust0
- Treatment
- inoculatede5
- Outcome
- growthe5
- Direction
- the samee5
- Qualifier
- At 12 monthse5
- Comparator
- high P controle5
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Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e5“At 12 months, the growth of the inoculated and low P control plants was the same as in the high P control”
Claim · model-written summary
After six months, the mean percentage of colonized root tips was highest in plants inoculated with S. areolatum, followed by P. microcarpus and the low P control.
- Taxon
- EucalyptusEucalyptust0
- Treatment
- inoculated with S. areolatume6
- Interactor
- S. areolatum
Scleroderma areolatume6symbiont - Outcome
- mean percentage of colonized root tipse6
- Direction
- higheste6
- Qualifier
- after six monthse6
- Comparator
- low P controle6
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Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e6“For ectomycorrhizal colonization, after six months, the mean percentage of colonized root tips was highest in plants inoculated with S. areolatum, followed by those inoculated with P. microcarpus and of the low P control”
Claim · model-written summary
After one year, ECM colonization was equal in all treatments.
- Taxon
- EucalyptusEucalyptust0
- Outcome
- ECM colonizatione7
- Qualifier
- equal in all treatmentse7
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Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e7“After one year, ECM colonization was equal in all treatments and 4.3 times greater than it was at 6 months”
Claim · model-written summary
After one year, ECM colonization was 4.3 times greater than at 6 months.
- Taxon
- EucalyptusEucalyptust0
- Outcome
- ECM colonizatione7
- Direction
- greatere7
- Value
- 4.3 timese7
- Qualifier
- After one yeare7
- Comparator
- at 6 monthse7
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Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e7“After one year, ECM colonization was equal in all treatments and 4.3 times greater than it was at 6 months”
Claim · model-written summary
Nursery inoculation with ECM fungi boosted early plant growth after transfer to the field, compared with uninoculated rooted cuttings; the effect depended on fungus and clone.
- Taxon
- EucalyptusEucalyptust0
- Treatment
- Inoculation with ECM fungie2
- Interactor
- ECM fungie2symbiont
- Outcome
- early plant growthe2
- Direction
- boostse2
- Qualifier
- the effect depends on the specific ectomycorrhizal fungus and the clonee2
- Comparator
- Uninoculated rooted cuttingse3
- Setting
- in the nurserye2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e2“Inoculation with ECM fungi in the nursery boosts early plant growth after transfer to the field, although the effect depends on the specific ectomycorrhizal fungus and the clone”
e3“Uninoculated rooted cuttings were used as controls”
Claim · model-written summary
Ectomycorrhizal colonization of Eucalyptus occurs naturally and increases with tree development in the field.
- Taxon
- EucalyptusEucalyptust0
- Outcome
- ectomycorrhizal colonizatione4
- Direction
- increasese4
- Qualifier
- occurs naturally and increases with tree developmente4
- Setting
- in the fielde4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Eucalyptus Field Growth”
e4“Further ectomycorrhizal colonization of Eucalyptus occurs naturally and increases with tree development in the field”
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