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dc.contributor.author | Adeleke, Rasheed Adegbola![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Cloete, T.E. (Thomas Eugene), 1958-![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Bertrand, Annick![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Khasa, Damase P.![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-13T06:24:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-13T06:24:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-06 | |
dc.description.abstract | Plant–mycorrhizal interaction is an important association in the ecosystem with significant impacts on the physical, biological and chemical properties of the soil. In the present study, potential relationships that exist between organic acid production by ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings and plant parameters in the absence of any significant environmental stress were investigated. The aim of the study was to investigate the contribution of organic acid production to plant growth. Four different ectomycorrhizal fungi were used in a mycorrhizal synthesis experiment to colonise roots of Pinus patula. Ectomycorrhizal and nonectomycorrhizal plants were used in a pot trial experiment that lasted for 24 weeks. After harvesting, plant materials as well as soil samples underwent different analyses, which included the determination of pH, organic acids, plant biomass, and foliar and root phosphorus and potassium. The results indicated a significant interaction (P < 0.0001) between fungal type and organic acid production. This reflects the influence of fungal type on organic acid production. However, it was observed that organic acids secreted into the soil do not have a direct link to the quantity of nutrients detected in either the root or shoot, but seemed to positively influence plant growth as reflected in the result from root and shoot biomass. | en_ZA |
dc.description.embargo | 2016-06-04 | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | hb2015 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tjps20 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Rasheed Adeleke, T Eugene Cloete, Annick Bertrand & Damase P Khasa (2015) Relationship between plant growth and organic acid exudates from ectomycorrhizal and non-ectomycorrhizal Pinus patula, South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 32:4, 183-188, DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2015.1019376. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0257-1862 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2167-034X (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1080/02571862.2015.1019376 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/47957 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © Southern African Plant and Soil Sciences Committee and co-published by Taylor & Francis and NISC (Pty) Ltd. This is an electronic version of an article published in South African Journal of Plant and Soil, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 183-188, 2015. doi : 10.1080/02571862.2015.1019376. South African Journal of Plant and Soil is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/reso20 | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Ectomycorrhizal fungi | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Nutrients | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Organic acid | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Phosphorus | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Pine | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Potassium | en_ZA |
dc.title | Relationship between plant growth and organic acid exudates from ectomycorrhizal and non-ectomycorrhizal Pinus patula | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |