The elemental content in the mycelium of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Piloderma sp during the colonization of hardened wood ash
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Summary, in English
Piloderma sp., a wood ash-colonizing ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungus, was grown symbiotically with Norway spruce in microcosms which contained granules of hardened wood ash. Mycelium close to the granules was sampled 3 times over a period of 11 weeks and the elemental content was investigated with particle induced X-ray emission. Mycelium from microcosms without wood ash was used as controls. The contents of P and K were similar in mycelium growing close to wood ash granules to those in control mycelium, while the Ca content increased from 23 +/- 21 mg g(-1) in controls to 63 +/- 8 mg g(-1) in mycelium growing close to wood ash granules. The Ca content was also increased in other parts of the mycelium more distant from the wood ash. Piloderma sp. may have a role in the short-term storage of Ca released from wood ash, rather than in releasing and storing P.
Publishing year
2005
Language
English
Pages
387-392
Publication/Series
Mycorrhiza
Volume
15
Issue
6
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Subatomic Physics
- Biological Sciences
Status
Published
Research group
- Nuclear Microprobe
- Microbial Ecology
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1432-1890