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Root Response of Mature Live Oaks in Coastal South Carolina to Root Zone Inoculations with Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Inoculants

Donald H. Marx, Michael Murphy, Teresa Parrish, Selina Marx, Dennis Haigler and Dorie Eckard
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 1997, 23 (6) 257-263; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1997.039
Donald H. Marx
1Plant Health Care, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
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Michael Murphy
2Preservation Tree Care, Inc., Beaufort, SC
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Teresa Parrish
1Plant Health Care, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
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Selina Marx
1Plant Health Care, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
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Dennis Haigler
3City of Beaufort, SC
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Dorie Eckard
4Technical College of the Low Country, Beaufort, SC
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    Root Response of mature live oaks 6 months after injecting spores of Pisolithus tinctorius (Pt) and fertilizer.

    TreatmentFine Root Wt. (g/ft3 soil)*% Ectomycorrhizal RootsRelative Absorbing Potential
    Water control12.2c118b22c
    Fertilizer23.5bc19b45c
    Pt spores39.7ab44a2175b
    Pt spores + Fert.55.1a57a2314a
    • ↵1 Means in a column sharing a common letter are not significantly different (P=0.05) according to Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test. Variance between blocks (trees) was not significant.

    • ↵2 Nearly half are Pisolithus tinctorius ectomycorrhizae.

    • ↵* 1 ft3 = 0.028 m3

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    Table 2.

    Root Response of mature live oaks after 4 and 6 months to vertical mulching with Pisolithus tinctorius spores, soil enriching bacteria, various organics, and water-managing gels.

    Sample PeriodTreatmentFine Root Wt. (g/ft3soil)*% Ectomycorrhizal RootsRelative Absorbing Potential
    4 monthsControl10.5b128b29b
    Vertical Mulch65.9a56a2369a
    6 monthsControl12.4b38b46b
    Vertical Mulch72.6a55a2399a
    • ↵1 Means in a column sharing a common letter are not significantly different (P=0.05) according to Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test.

    • ↵2 About 60% are Pisolithus tinctorius ectomycorrhizae.

    • ↵* 1 ft3 = 0.028 m3

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