Performance ofin vitro propagatedAlnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. clones inoculated withFrankiae |
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Authors: | L Simon A Stein S Côté M Lalonde |
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Institution: | (1) Département des sciences forestières, Faculté de foresterie, Université Laval, G1K 7P4 Ste-Foy, Qué., Canada |
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Abstract: | Summary ThreeAlnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. clones, obtained byin vitro propagation techniques, were inoculated with four strains ofFrankia. The ability of these clones to nodulate and fix nitrogen was previously reported; this study deals with the performance of 12 different combinations of pairs of symbionts.Shoot fresh weight, shoot height and collar diameter were measured 60 and 82 days after inoculation. Shoot fresh weight seems to be more sensitive and reliable than the other parameters. Nitrogenase activity, measured by the acetylene reduction assay, was assayed 78 days after inoculation and was consistent with the biomass measurements.Better growth was observed when type N strains were used. Significant growth differences were observed between clones AG-2 and AG-8 on the one hand and clone AG-4 on the other. Thus, the use of genetically defined host plants and microsymbionts permitted the demonstration of significant performance variation even among cloned plants from the same provenance (AG-4 and AG-8).The duration of the experiment influenced the results with differences becoming less significant with time. This might be caused by an external limiting factor such as the pot size, competition for light,etc. But it could also be indicative of differences in nodulation speed among the treatments. |
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Keywords: | Actinorhizae Alder Alnus glutinosa Frankia Nitrogen-fixation Symbiosis Tissue culture |
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