Publication Date
1989
Location
Nice France
Description
The rhizoplane and root interior support different populations of microorganisms. A large number of these organisms are microfungi. Studies have shown that fire induced changes are favourable for some groups of microorganisms following grasslands fires. However, most studies have dealt with the effect of burning on surface and subsurface soil organisms but none have examined rhizoplane fungi. This study was conducted to examine little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), a native prairie grass species, biomass production and associated vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae (V AM) and rhizoplane mycoflora and their response to burning.
Citation
Dhillon, S S. and Anderson, C, "Mycoflora Response to Burning on Sand Prairie" (1989). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 9.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session6/9)
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Mycoflora Response to Burning on Sand Prairie
Nice France
The rhizoplane and root interior support different populations of microorganisms. A large number of these organisms are microfungi. Studies have shown that fire induced changes are favourable for some groups of microorganisms following grasslands fires. However, most studies have dealt with the effect of burning on surface and subsurface soil organisms but none have examined rhizoplane fungi. This study was conducted to examine little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), a native prairie grass species, biomass production and associated vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae (V AM) and rhizoplane mycoflora and their response to burning.
