Host Range of a Select Isolate of the Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungus Hymenoscyphus ericae

Gorman, Nicole R.; Starrett, Mark C.

doi:10.21273/hortsci.38.6.1163

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“…Some fungal families, such as Myxotrichaceae 37 39 , Herpotrichiellaceae 41 43 , Dermateceae 1 22 34 35 , and Sebacinaceae 6 43 44 considered as ERM fungi, were frequently found in our results. Some putative ERM fungal taxa were detected in our study, such as Lachnum 1 , Scytalidium 40 , Meliniomyces 1 29 , Gliocladium 39 , Cryptosporiopsis ericea 1 , Oidiodendron maius 2 22 37 39 45 and Rhizoscyphus ericae 22 45 46 . The latter two fungal species which were frequently cultured from ericaceous roots as typical ERM fungi, was less in our results, and coincidence with the results from Allen et al 43 and Bougoure and Cairney 47 research, suggesting that these fungi were not dominants of ERM fungal communities in open ecosystems.…”

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Root-associated fungi of Vaccinium carlesii in subtropical forests of China: intra- and inter-annual variability and impacts of human disturbances

Zhang

Tang

et al. 2016

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Ericoid mycorrhiza (ERM) are expected to facilitate establishment of ericaceous plants in harsh habitats. However, diversity and driving factors of the root-associated fungi of ericaceous plants are poorly understood. In this study, hair-root samples of Vaccinium carlesii were taken from four forest types: old growth forests (OGF), secondary forests with once or twice cutting (SEC I and SEC II), and Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation (PLF). Fungal communities were determined using high-throughput sequencing, and impacts of human disturbances and the intra- and inter-annual variability of root-associated fungal community were evaluated. Diverse fungal taxa were observed and our results showed that (1) Intra- and inter-annual changes in root-associated fungal community were found, and the Basidiomycota to Ascomycota ratio was related to mean temperature of the sampling month; (2) Human disturbances significantly affected structure of root-associated fungal community of V. carlesii, and two secondary forest types were similar in root-associated fungal community and were closer to that of the old growth forest; (3) Plant community composition, edaphic parameters, and geographic factors significantly affected root-associated fungal communities of V. carlesii. These results may be helpful in better understanding the maintenance mechanisms of fungal diversity associated with hair roots of ERM plants under human disturbances.

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Root-associated fungi of Vaccinium carlesii in subtropical forests of China: intra- and inter-annual variability and impacts of human disturbances

Zhang

Tang

et al. 2016

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“…3)? Enkianthus campanulata , a member of the Enkianthoideae (the most basal clade within the Ericaceae; Anderberg, 1994), is vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhizal (Gorman & Starrett, 2 003), and appears to have a high capacity to take up (100 µ m , excised roots: 3.05 ± 0.45 µmol g −1 DW root min −1 , K. R. Kosola, unpublished). This suggests that high capacity for utilization is the ancestral state for the Ericaceae.…”

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Inoculation of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) with the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus Rhizoscyphus ericae increases nitrate influx

2007

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Summary• Despite the ubiquitous presence of ericoid mycorrhizal (ERM) fungi in cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ), no prior studies have examined the effect of ERM colonization on influx kinetics. • Here, influx was measured in nonmycorrhizal and mycorrhizal cranberry in hydroponics. Mycorrhizal cranberry were inoculated with the ERM fungus Rhizoscyphus (syn. Hymenoscyphus ) ericae .influx by R. ericae in solution culture was also measured.• Rhizoscyphus ericae influx kinetics were linear when mycelium was exposed for 24 h to 3.8 m M, and saturable when pretreated with 3.8 m M , 50 µ M , or 50 µ M . Both low-N pretreatments induced greater influx than either of the high-N pretreatments. Nonmycorrhizal cranberry exhibited linear influx kinetics. By contrast, mycorrhizal cranberry had saturable influx kinetics, with c . eightfold greater influx than nonmycorrhizal cranberry at concentrations from 20 µ M to 2 m M . There was no influence of pretreatments on cranberry influx kinetics, regardless of mycorrhizal status.• Inoculation with R. ericae increased the capacity of cranberry to utilize -N. This finding is significant both for understanding the potential nutrient niche breadth of cranberry and for management of cultivated cranberry when irrigation water sources contain nitrate.

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“…Mycorrhizal fungi are not transmitted directly from parent to offspring plants, so mycorrhizal mutualisms must re-form de novo when plants establish from seed. Thus, numerous studies have investigated the potential of an efficient mycorrhizal inoculum to facilitate establishment and growth on a wide scale (Yang, Goulart & Demchak 1998;Vosatka et al 1999;Smith & Read 2008) and specifically for Ericaceae with a commercial use, for example Vaccinium macrocarpon or V. corymbosum (Gorman & Starrett 2003;Eccher, Noe & Bacchetta 2006;Kosola, Workmaster & Spada 2007;Eccher, Bacchetta & Granelli 2009;Eccher & Martinelli 2010;Zinati, Dighton & Both 2011). Smith & Read (2008) discuss opportunities and challenges in using mycorrhizal fungi as inoculum.…”

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“…The latter fungal symbiont formed typical ericoid mycorrhizal coils, so there could be specificity trade‐offs, other ecological factors, or costs associated with early colonization whereby benefits are masked until the host plants mature. Similarly, Gorman & Starrett () examined the impact of P. ericae colonization on shoot growth for a range of ericaceous taxa grown axenically; inoculated plants had significantly more growth, even with little or no evidence of ErM colonization.…”

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Liverworts to the rescue: an investigation of their efficacy as mycorrhizal inoculum for vascular plants

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Summary Pezoloma ericae (D.J. Read) Baral, a widespread mycorrhizal fungus of plants in the Ericales, is known to form intracellular associations with several families of leafy liverworts (Schistochilaceae, Lepidoziaceae, Cephaloziaceae, Cephaloziellaceae) in vitro. The ecological significance of this link between vascular and non‐vascular plants is unknown. Fungal symbionts were isolated from rhizoids of the leafy liverworts Cephalozia connivens (Dicks.) Lindb. and C. bicuspidata (L.) Dum. (Cephaloziaceae), as well as from the hair roots of two dominant ericoid mycorrhiza‐forming species of European heathlands, Erica tetralix (L.) and Calluna vulgaris (L.). Using pure cultures of P. ericae, we resynthesized liverwort–fungus associations to use colonized liverworts as inoculum which was applied to substrates supporting the growth of heather seedlings and cuttings. Effects were quantified using germination, rooting, plant colonization, plant survival under waterlogging stress and growth in height in experimental systems with and without liverworts and/or fungi. Fungal symbionts growing from liverwort rhizoids readily colonized the hair roots of ericaceous plants to form typical ericoid mycorrhizas. The presence of inoculum‐bearing liverworts led to significant increases in plant growth. Erica tetralix was more responsive to inoculation than C. vulgaris. Ericaceous cuttings rooted and survived more successfully when they were coplanted with previously colonized liverwort stems. We demonstrate, under realistic ecological circumstances, that liverworts can deliver mycorrhizal inoculum and improve the establishment of vascular plants. We propose that by providing sources of mycorrhizal inoculum, symbiotic non‐vascular plants can contribute to the restoration of plant communities dominated by Ericales plants. This research leads to broader knowledge about the function of ericoid mycorrhizas in ecosystems.

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Host Range of a Select Isolate of the Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungus Hymenoscyphus ericae

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

Root-associated fungi of Vaccinium carlesii in subtropical forests of China: intra- and inter-annual variability and impacts of human disturbances

Root-associated fungi of Vaccinium carlesii in subtropical forests of China: intra- and inter-annual variability and impacts of human disturbances

Inoculation of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) with the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus Rhizoscyphus ericae increases nitrate influx

Liverworts to the rescue: an investigation of their efficacy as mycorrhizal inoculum for vascular plants

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