Mycorrhizal associations in Hong Kong Fagaceae |
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Authors: | Paul C F Tam D A Griffiths |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
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Abstract: | Polyphenols histochemically detected in fresh uninfected roots of Quercus, Castanopsis and Lithocarpus growing in Hong Kong and shown to be condensed tannins were found mainly as intracellular material in the cells of the root cap, the epidermal layer and the endodermis. The cell walls of the outer cortex and the endodermis also contained suberin. Following invasion by compatible ectomycorrhizal symbionts, condensed tannins disappeared from cells of the root cap and the epidermal layer but hyphae were prevented from colonizing the cortex presumably due to suberin barriers. In vitro experiments indicated that a number of broad-host ectomycorrhizal fungi could utilise various polyphenolic compounds, including tannins found in the root exudates of the host trees, with different degrees of efficiency. |
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Keywords: | Ectomycorrhizas Polyphenols Quercus Castanopsis Lithocarpus Hong Kong |
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