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The coinoculation efficacy of the ectomycorrhizal fungi Laccaria laccata and Thelephora terrestris on the growth and mycorrhizal development of Pinus patula seedlings was studied and compared to individual inoculation of these fungi in a nursery. The total number of mycorrhizas was higher in seedlings inoculated with the combined inoculum than with the individual inocula. The colonization by T. terrestris was higher than L. laccata when the seedlings were inoculated with the two fungi simultaneously. Coinoculation significantly increased the height and dry weight of the seedlings compared with individual inoculation, both in steam-sterilized and unsterilized soil.
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Accepted: 12 May 1997
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Reddy, M., Natarajan, K. Coinoculation efficacy of ectomycorrhizal fungi on Pinus patula seedlings in a nursery. Mycorrhiza 7, 133–138 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005720050173
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005720050173