SEM and PCR study of mycorrhizal fungi isolated from the Australian terrestrial orchid: Prasophyllum
Most members of the genus Prasophyllum (Leek Orchids) are threatened and restricted in distribution in Australia. Prasophyllum species are obligate mycotrophic plants and current conservation proto- cols for terrestrial orchids in Australia require propa- gation with symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi. Unf...
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| Format: | Online |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2015
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/19528 |
| Summary: | Most members of the genus Prasophyllum (Leek Orchids) are threatened and restricted in distribution in Australia. Prasophyllum species are obligate mycotrophic plants and current conservation proto- cols for terrestrial orchids in Australia require propa- gation with symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi. Unfortunately there is a paucity of knowledge regard- ing the mycosymbiont in this genus, hampering con- servation and re-introduction efforts. |
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