Estimation of the biomass and seasonal growth of external mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the field

H Wallander, LO Nilsson, D Hagerberg… - New …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
In‐growth mesh bags were used to quantify the production of external mycelium of
ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi in the field.• Colonization of the mesh bags was followed by …

Measuring external mycelia production of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the field: the soil matrix matters

JJ Hendricks, RJ Mitchell, KA Kuehn, SD Pecot… - New …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing mycorrhizal fungi production in field settings has been hindered by the inability to
measure external mycelia. Recently, external mycelia production was measured in the field …

Growth and biomass of mycorrhizal mycelia in coniferous forests along short natural nutrient gradients

LO Nilsson, R Giesler, E Bååth, H Wallander - New Phytologist, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Total fungal biomass, the biomass of ectomycorrhizal and ericoid mycorrhizal (EM+ ErM),
and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, as well as the production of EM and AM fungi, were …

Quantification of ectomycorrhizal mycelium in soil by real-time PCR compared to conventional quantification techniques

R Landeweert, C Veenman, TW Kuyper… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Mycelial biomass estimates in soils are usually obtained by measuring total hyphal length or
by measuring the amount of fungal-specific biomarkers such as ergosterol and phospholipid …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of methods to estimate production, biomass and turnover of ectomycorrhizal mycelium in forests soils–A review

H Wallander, A Ekblad, DL Godbold, D Johnson… - Soil Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mycorrhizal fungi constitute a considerable sink for carbon in most ecosystems. This carbon
is used for building extensive mycelial networks in the soil as well as for metabolic activity …

Production of ectomycorrhizal mycelium peaks during canopy closure in Norway spruce forests

H Wallander, U Johansson, E Sterkenburg, MB Durling… - New Phytologist, 2010 - JSTOR
Here, species composition and biomass production of actively growing ectomycorrhizal (EM)
mycelia were studied over the rotation period of managed Norway spruce (Picea abies) …

Influence of long‐term repeated prescribed burning on mycelial communities of ectomycorrhizal fungi

BA Bastias, Z Xu, JWG Cairney - New Phytologist, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
To demonstrate the efficacy of direct DNA extraction from hyphal ingrowth bags for
community profiling of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) mycelia in soil, we applied the method to …

Extramatrical ectomycorrhizal mycelium contributes one‐third of microbial biomass and produces, together with associated roots, half the dissolved organic carbon in …

MN Högberg, P Högberg - New Phytologist, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
A large‐scale tree‐girdling experiment enabled estimates in the field of the contribution of
extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi to soil microbial biomass and by …

The structure and function of the vegetative mycelium of ectomycorrhizal plants: V. Foraging behaviour and translocation of nutrients from exploited litter

GD Bending, DJ Read - New Phytologist, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
summary The nutrient mobilizing activities of mycelia of two ectomycorrhizal fungi, Suillus
bovinus (Fr.) O. Kuntze and Thelephora terrestris (Ehrh.), were investigated in transparent …

Production of external mycelium by ectomycorrhizal fungi in a Norway spruce forest was reduced in response to nitrogen fertilization

LO Nilsson, H Wallander - New Phytologist, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A field study was carried out to evaluate the influence of N fertilization on the growth of the
external mycelium of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi in a Norway spruce forest in SW Sweden.• …