Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Publication Title
Northeastern Naturalist
Volume
19
Issue Number
3
First Page
517
Last Page
526
DOI
10.1656/045.019.0312
Disciplines
Plant Sciences
Abstract
Given the paucity of literature on plant-fungal interactions on serpentine soils and limited investigation of serpentine geoecology in eastern North America, we examined mycorrhizal colonization of Hypericum perforatum from adjacent serpentine and granite outcrops on the Deer Isles, ME to determine whether plants were differentially colonized based on substrate. We coincided our sampling with three phenologic stages of H. perforatum (preflowering, flowering, postflowering) to determine possible differences in colonization based on plant phenology. The levels of mycorrhizal colonization in H. perforatum were not significantly different between serpentine and granite sites, while levels of colonization in postflowering plants were significantly higher than in those at preflowering and flowering stages.
Recommended Citation
N Davoodian, J Bosworth, and N Rajakaruna. "Mycorrhizal colonization of Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae) on adjacent serpentine and granite outcrops on the Deer Isles, Maine, USA" Northeastern Naturalist (2012): 517-526. https://doi.org/10.1656/045.019.0312
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