Mycorrhyzal fungi of Vanilla: root colonization patterns and fungal infection

Authors

  • Andrea Porras Alfaro Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Río Piedras PO Box 23360, San Juan, PR 00931-3360, U.S.A.
  • Paul Bayman Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Río Piedras PO Box 23360, San Juan, PR 00931-3360, U.S.A.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v3i2.23041

Abstract

Orchid mycorrhizal fungi are characterized by the presence of complex, globose masses of hyphe, called pelotons, in the cortex of the root (Hadley et al. 1989, Esnault et al. 1994). Extent and patterns of infections are very variable, and this variation is observed in many epiphytic orchids and some terrestrial tropical orchids (Hadley et al. 1989, Allen 1991). 

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Published

2016-02-01

How to Cite

Porras Alfaro, A., & Bayman, P. (2016). Mycorrhyzal fungi of Vanilla: root colonization patterns and fungal infection. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v3i2.23041