Arbuscular mycorrhizas in coastal sand dunes of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Venezuela

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• 作者：C. Alarcón and G. Cuenca
• 关键词：Arbuscular mycorrhiza ; Mycorrhizal colonization ; Paraguan&aacute ; Peninsula ; Littoral psammophilous meadows ; Tropical sand dunes ; Venezuela
• 刊名：Mycorrhiza
• 出版年：2005
• 出版时间：December 2005
• 年：2005
• 卷：16
• 期：1
• 页码：1-9
• 全文大小：178 KB
• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Life Sciences
  Microbiology
  Plant Sciences
  Ecology
  Agriculture
  Forestry
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-1890

文摘

Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization was measured in the most abundant plant species of the Paraguaná Peninsula, northwestern Venezuela. These plant species included: Acacia tortuosa, Argusia gnaphalodes, Croton punctatus, Croton rhamnifolius, Egletes prostrata, Melochia tomentosa, Panicum vaginatum, Scaevola plumieri, Sporobolus virginicus, Suriana maritima, Leptothrium rigidum, and Fimbristylis cymosa. Mycorrhizal colonization was assessed using the Trouvelot et al. (1986) method that allows for simultaneous evaluation of frequency of colonization (%F), intensity of colonization (%M), and the proportion of arbuscules (%A) and vesicles (%V) present in the roots. Average frequency of colonization was 69%. The highest frequency of colonization was around 92% in C. rhamnifolius and A. tortuosa; in the other species, it varied from 49 to 86%. L. rigidum and F. cymosa were considered nonmycorrhizal because its colonization was very scarce and at all times appeared without arbuscules. Average intensity of colonization was 7%. The highest intensity of colonization was 18% in C. rhamnifolius. In the other species, it varied from 3 to 15%. Paspalum vaginatum, A. gnaphalodes, M. tomentosa, and S. maritima had their fungal structures tightly packed in modified little ovoid roots. In general, frequency of AM colonization was high and similar to those reported for other tropical ecosystems, whereas the intensity of AM colonization was low and similar to values obtained in analogous studies in disturbed ecosystems.