The fungal rhizosphere communities associated with soil surrounding Aizoaceae plants in the Namaqua National Park in the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot, South Africa, were analysed by culture-dependent and ...
Pieterse, Zelda; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Jacobs, A.(International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018-06)
The Aizoaceae, commonly known as mesembs or “ice plants”, is a plant family endemic to Namaqualand, an area inside the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot in South Africa. The more than 1800 unique mesembs are in part ...
All ten species of Aizoaceae screened in this study were populated with endophytes. Fifty nine fungal species from 25 genera, including fourteen rare species, were identified. Seasonal specificity was observed; with 32 and ...
