Ectomycorrhizal association of Astraeus aff. hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan with an oak forest relict in the Altiplano Potosino, Mexico

Autor: Jesus Perez-Moreno, JORGE ALBERTO FLORES-CANO
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente. 28:319-329
ISSN: 2007-4018
2007-3828
Popis: Introduction: In the high mountain ranges of the Altiplano Potosino there are relict forests of Quercusspp. The species of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with these ecosystems are so far unknown. Objective: To know the morphology of Astraeus aff. hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan associated with Quercus species in three sites of scarce precipitation in the Altiplano Potosino. Materials and methods: Ectomycorrhizal fungi and vegetative structures of oak were collected during the rainy season for morphological characterization and identification. Soil physicochemical variables were evaluated by Tukey’s analysis of variance and least significant difference (P = 0.05), to identify differences among the studied sites (Cerro El Peñon Blanco, Sierras de Guanamé and La Mojonera). Results and discussion: The ectomycorrhizal species A. aff. hygrometricus was associated with Quercus potosina Trel.,Q. pringlei SeemenexLoes., Q. tinkhamii C. H. Muller and Q. striatula Trel. The fungi had five to 14 laciniae per basidiomata and the following diameter ranges: 13 to 20 mm (endoperidium), 42.3 to 57.4 mm (exoperidium), 8 to 10.1 μm (spore length), 4.4 to 6.9 μm (endoperidium hyphae) and 4.9 to 9.2 μm (exoperidium hyphae). Oak and fungal species were found in friable soils (sandy to clayey) with pH 5 to 7.7 and low nitrogen (
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