Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation in Nursery Practice
The beneficial plant-fungus association known as arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) or vesiculararbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM) is known to improve phosphorus uptake, drought tolerance, and resistance to pathogens, among other benefits. The symbiosis is to a large extent a buffer against unfavorable soil conditions, and the benefits are generally more readily apparent in the field than in the nursery. Even so, plants intended for revegetation, habitat restoration, or forestry should be inoculated in the nursery with appropriate mycorrhizal fungi.
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Author(s): Ted St. John
Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1996
Event:
Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association Meeting
1996 - Salem, OR
