Basidiocarps of ectomycorrhizal fungi in Eucalyptus urograndis plantation at the Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais: main genera and seasonal distribution

Authors

  • Vanessa Pereira de Abreu
  • Gustavo Sampaio de Lima Martins
  • André Narvaes da Rocha Campos

Keywords:

Pisolithus. Scleroderma. Esporos. Basidiocarpos.

Abstract

Spore inoculation is a low cost alternative to produce seedlings of ectomycorrhizal plants to degraded lands. The objective of this work was to identify and evaluate the occurrence of ectomycorrhizal fungi basidiocarps in a Eucalyptus urograndis plantation in Rio Pomba. We identified fungi belonging to the genera Pisolithus sp. and Sclerodermasp. The highest production of basidiocarps was observed 40 to 60 days after the beginning of the raining period. Most part of basidiocarps was observed in sites with direct incidence of the sun light in soil. This information will subsidize strategies of basidiocarps collection in order to obtain spores to inoculation programs in nurseries.

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Author Biographies

  • Vanessa Pereira de Abreu
    Estudante do Bacharelado em Agroecologia, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, Campus Rio Pomba.
  • Gustavo Sampaio de Lima Martins
    Estudante do Bacharelado em Agroecologia, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, Campus Rio Pomba.
  • André Narvaes da Rocha Campos
    D.Sc. Microbiologia Agrícola, Professor Efetivo, Departamento de Agricultura e Ambiente, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, Campus Rio Pomba.

Published

24-07-2013

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Original articles

How to Cite

Basidiocarps of ectomycorrhizal fungi in Eucalyptus urograndis plantation at the Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais: main genera and seasonal distribution. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 6, n. 2, p. 23–36, 2013. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/2177-4560.20120013.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.