Abstract
Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi (ErMF) enhance nutrient uptake in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium sp.); however, it is unclear whether inoculating plants with ErMF is actually beneficial. A 40-day rhizotron trial evaluated the effects of two ErMF isolates (Hyaloscypha hepaticicola and Oidiodendron maius), individually and combined, on growth and root development of the ‘Duke’ and ‘Legacy’ varieties of highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum s. l. Fungal inoculation increased leaf nitrogen concentration in the ‘Duke’ cultivar plants; a decrease in root biomass was also recorded for the ‘Legacy’ cultivar plants compared to the uninoculated plants. The total root length in the ‘Duke’ cultivar was lower with O. maius or combined inoculum, and leaf potassium concentration in the ‘Legacy’ cultivar decreased with H. hepaticicola or combined inoculum. These findings suggest no short-term benefits of ErMF inoculation for highbush blueberry under the tested conditions. Further research is needed to evaluate potential long-term effects and optimize inoculation strategies.
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Claim · model-written summary
Fungal inoculation increased leaf nitrogen concentration in Duke blueberry.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosumt0 - Material
- ‘Duke’e0
- Treatment
- Fungal inoculatione0
- Outcome
- leaf nitrogen concentratione0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Fungal inoculation increased leaf nitrogen concentration in the ‘Duke’ cultivar plants”
t0“highbush blueberry”
t1“inoculation with ericoid mycorrhizal fungi”
Claim · model-written summary
Fungal inoculation decreased root biomass in Legacy blueberry relative to uninoculated plants.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosumt0
- Material
- ‘Legacy’e0
- Treatment
- inoculation with ericoid mycorrhizal fungit1
- Outcome
- root biomasse0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Comparator
- uninoculated plantse0
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Verbatim
e0“a decrease in root biomass was also recorded for the ‘Legacy’ cultivar plants compared to the uninoculated plants”
t0“highbush blueberry”
t1“inoculation with ericoid mycorrhizal fungi”
Claim · model-written summary
O. maius lowered total root length in Duke blueberry.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosumt0
- Material
- ‘Duke’e0
- Treatment
- O. maiuse0
- Interactor
- O. maiusOidiodendron maiuse0symbiont
- Outcome
- total root lengthe0
- Direction
- lowere0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The total root length in the ‘Duke’ cultivar was lower with O. maius or combined inoculum”
t0“highbush blueberry”
t1“inoculation with ericoid mycorrhizal fungi”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined inoculum lowered total root length in Duke blueberry.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosumt0
- Material
- ‘Duke’e0
- Treatment
- combined inoculume0
- Outcome
- total root lengthe0
- Direction
- lowere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The total root length in the ‘Duke’ cultivar was lower with O. maius or combined inoculum”
t0“highbush blueberry”
t1“inoculation with ericoid mycorrhizal fungi”
Claim · model-written summary
H. hepaticicola lowered leaf potassium concentration in Legacy blueberry.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosumt0
- Material
- ‘Legacy’e0
- Treatment
- H. hepaticicolae0
- Interactor
- H. hepaticicola
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Hyaloscypha hepaticicolae0symbiont - Outcome
- leaf potassium concentratione0
- Direction
- decreasede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“leaf potassium concentration in the ‘Legacy’ cultivar decreased with H. hepaticicola or combined inoculum”
t0“highbush blueberry”
t1“inoculation with ericoid mycorrhizal fungi”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined inoculum lowered leaf potassium concentration in Legacy blueberry.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosumt0
- Material
- ‘Legacy’e0
- Treatment
- combined inoculume0
- Outcome
- leaf potassium concentratione0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“leaf potassium concentration in the ‘Legacy’ cultivar decreased with H. hepaticicola or combined inoculum”
t0“highbush blueberry”
t1“inoculation with ericoid mycorrhizal fungi”
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