Ericaceous plant-fungus network in a harsh alpine-subalpine environment

H. Toju; A. S. Tanabe; H. S. Ishii

doi:10.1111/mec.13680

Ericaceous plant-fungus network in a harsh alpine-subalpine environment

Molecular Ecology ◽

10.1111/mec.13680 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (13) ◽

pp. 3242-3257 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

H. Toju ◽

A. S. Tanabe ◽

H. S. Ishii

Keyword(s):

Ericaceous Plant

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Germination and Growth of Four Species of Ericaceous Plants

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.31.4.633d ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 633d-633

Author(s):

John M. Englert ◽

Carroll Barrack ◽

Dan Woolston

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Vaccinium Corymbosum ◽

Kalmia Latifolia ◽

Moisture Regimes ◽

Rhododendron Maximum ◽

Germination And Growth ◽

Ericaceous Plant ◽

Good Germination

The germination of ericaceous plant species is often variable and not well-defined. We have had some difficulty in obtaining good germination and significant establishment and growth after transplanting. Four different moisture regimes and two different media were used for the germination of Kalmia latifolia, Oxydendrum arboreum, Rhododendron maximum, and Vaccinium corymbosum seeds. Seeds were surface-sown on peat or peat + bark (1:4) media. Pots were then placed under either one of two different misting regimes, set in a tray of water, or set in a tray of water under a humidity tent. Germination was higher and more consistent for all species sown on peat and occurred sooner for seeds under the humidity tent. Rhododendron and Kalmia under the humidity tent grew more rapid than with other treatments. Increases in germination under the humidity tent were due more in part to higher temperatures than to the minimal increase of humidity inside the tent. Germination was poor for seeds under the high-mist treatment, presumably because there was too much moisture. Germination of Vaccinium and Oxydendrum was low for all treatments.

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Micromycetes on ericaceous plant leaves

Acta Mycologica ◽

10.5586/am.1055 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Maria Kowalik ◽

Joanna Bonio ◽

Klaudia Duda-Franiak

Keyword(s):

Dominant Role ◽

Life Sciences ◽

Plant Colonization ◽

Endangered Plants ◽

Plant Leaves ◽

Botanic Garden ◽

Ledum Palustre ◽

American Cranberry ◽

Plant Collection ◽

Ericaceous Plant

A two-year study was carried out on the ericaceous plant collection of the Botanic Garden of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow and the Rogów Arboretum of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences on the following plants: wild rosemary Ledum palustre L., leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench and American cranberry Oxycoccus macrocarpus (Ait.) Pursh. Diverse micromycetes species composition was specified on the leaves of tested ericaceous plants. The perpetrators of dying leaves were recognized, among which the dominant role was played by the necrotroph Pestalotiopsis sydowiana. Quantitative and qualitative comparative analyses of micromycetes in both locations were carried out, showing a comparable degree of plant colonization by these fungi in the botanic garden and arboretum. The study may be helpful in explaining the causes of dieback of protected and endangered plants in Polish flora.

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