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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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Fungal inoculation increased leaf nitrogen concentration in the ‘Duke’ cultivar of highbush blueberry compared with uninoculated plants.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosume0 - Material
- Dukee1
- Treatment
- Fungal inoculatione1
- Interactor
- ErMFe3symbiont
- Outcome
- leaf nitrogen concentratione1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Comparator
- uninoculated plantse2
- Setting
- rhizotrone4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi (ErMF) enhance nutrient uptake in highbush blueberry”
e1“Fungal inoculation increased leaf nitrogen concentration in the ‘Duke’ cultivar plants”
e2“compared to the uninoculated plants”
e3“evaluated the effects of two ErMF isolates (Hyaloscypha hepaticicola and Oidiodendron maius)”
e4“A 40-day rhizotron trial”
Claim · model-written summary
Fungal inoculation decreased root biomass of the ‘Legacy’ cultivar of highbush blueberry compared with uninoculated plants.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosume0
- Material
- Legacye2
- Treatment
- two ErMF isolatese1
- Interactor
- ErMFe1symbiont
- Outcome
- root biomasse2
- Direction
- decreasee2
- Comparator
- uninoculated plantse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi (ErMF) enhance nutrient uptake in highbush blueberry”
e1“evaluated the effects of two ErMF isolates (Hyaloscypha hepaticicola and Oidiodendron maius)”
e2“a decrease in root biomass was also recorded for the ‘Legacy’ cultivar plants compared to the uninoculated plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Total root length of the ‘Duke’ cultivar was lower with Oidiodendron maius or combined inoculum.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosume0
- Material
- Dukee1
- Treatment
- O. maius or combined inoculume1
- Interactor
- O. maiusOidiodendron maiuse1symbiont
- Outcome
- total root lengthe1
- Direction
- lowere1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi (ErMF) enhance nutrient uptake in highbush blueberry”
e1“The total root length in the ‘Duke’ cultivar was lower with O. maius or combined inoculum”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf potassium concentration of the ‘Legacy’ cultivar decreased with Hyaloscypha hepaticicola or combined inoculum.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosume0
- Material
- Legacye1
- Treatment
- H. hepaticicola or combined inoculume1
- Interactor
- H. hepaticicola
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Hyaloscypha hepaticicolae1symbiont - Outcome
- leaf potassium concentratione1
- Direction
- decreasede1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_1.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi (ErMF) enhance nutrient uptake in highbush blueberry”
e1“leaf potassium concentration in the ‘Legacy’ cultivar decreased with H. hepaticicola or combined inoculum”
Claim · model-written summary
ErMF inoculation showed no short-term benefit for highbush blueberry under the tested conditions.
- Taxon
- highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosume1
- Outcome
- short-term benefits of ErMF inoculatione1
- Qualifier
- under the tested conditionse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“no short-term benefits of ErMF inoculation for highbush blueberry under the tested conditions”
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