Effects of topsoil storage during surface mining on the viability of VA mycorrhiza

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Soil Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00010694-198004000-00009· OSTI ID:5341618

Rives, C S ^[1]; Bajwa, M I; Liberta, A E; Miller, R M

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1. Illinois State Univ., Normal

Storing topsoil for 3 years was shown to reduce substantially the levels of viable inocula relative to levels in adjacent, undisturbed prairie soils. The detrimental effect of storage on VA mycorrhiza is associated with the loss of viability of mycorrhizal fragments occurring in the stored soil. Data are also presented supporting an interaction between infected root segments and roots of uninfected plants as a major means of spreading mycorrhiza in these soils.

• OSTI ID: 5341618
• Journal Information: Soil Sci.; (United States), Vol. 129:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
MYCORRHIZAS
VIABILITY
SOILS
STORAGE
SURFACE MINING
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FUNGI
STORAGE LIFE
SYMBIOSIS
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
ECOSYSTEMS
MINING
PLANTS
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