Teaming with Fungi by Jeff Lowenfels

Author:Jeff Lowenfels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2017-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

MYCORRHIZAL CROP STUDIES

In 1902, in a pioneering study, G. N. Wissotzky demonstrated that areas of treeless Russian steppe (prairie) could support forest trees by adding mycorrhizal fungi taken from forest soils. This was the first successful use of a soil transfer of mycorrhizal fungi from one area to another. It showed the importance of the appropriate association between mycorrhizal fungi and host plant.

Today, after years of studies in which plants have been paired with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, we know which arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or mixes are best used with a particular host plant. As a result, many companies supply propagules and can offer advice with regard to which fungi to apply as well as how to apply and maintain it. Always read labels carefully to determine whether a product will be appropriate for the plants being grown.

A variety of crops have been paired with arbuscular fungi in various studies. Several species of fungi are often used in these studies; look for them on the labels of commercial products. In all these studies, control plants were not inoculated.

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