Soil properties and mycorrhizae in teak plantations (Tectona grandis L.f.) of Costa Rica
This study relates soil properties to micorrhizae occurrence in 41 teak plantations under different bioclimatic conditions around Costa Rica. Forty three percent of the teak plantations showed poor mycorrhizae development, and some sites have very low spore counts in the soil. The correlation betwee...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2004 |
| País: | Costa Rica |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/61289 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/agrocost/article/view/61289 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Mycorrhiza endomycorrhiza soil acidity teak Tectona grandis soil fertility Micorriza endomicorriza acidez del suelo teca fertilidad de suelos |
| Sumario: | This study relates soil properties to micorrhizae occurrence in 41 teak plantations under different bioclimatic conditions around Costa Rica. Forty three percent of the teak plantations showed poor mycorrhizae development, and some sites have very low spore counts in the soil. The correlation between spore counts and infection percentages and soil properties showed high values only when soils with pH lower than 5.5 were considered. Correlation values were higher between soil variables and infection percentages than with spore counts, reflecting that the infection process is affected more by soil acidity than the survival of spores in the soil, as well as that soil acidity is negatively affecting root development, fungal growth, or both. |
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