Seasonality of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and dark septate endophytes in a grassland site in southwest China |
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Authors: | Lingfei Li Anna Yang Zhiwei Zhao |
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Institution: | Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Yunnan University, 650091 Kunming, PR China. |
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Abstract: | Arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate endophytic fungal colonization in a grassland in Kunming, southwest China, was investigated monthly over one year. All plant roots surveyed were co-colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate endophytic fungi in this grassland. Both arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate endophytic fungal colonization fluctuated significantly throughout the year, and their seasonal patterns were different in each plant species. The relationships between environmental (climatic and edaphic) factors and fungal colonization were also studied. Correlation analysis demonstrated that arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization was significantly correlative with environmental factors (rainfall, sunlight hours, soil P, etc.), but dark septate endophytic fungal colonization was only correlative with relative humidity and sunlight hours. |
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Keywords: | Seasonality Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Dark septate endophytic fungi Environmental factors |
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