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The purpose of the experiments described in this paper was to establish whether endotrophic mycorrhizas are present in the roots ol Australian grape vines. A number of different grape vine species and varieties were examined and roots were collected from the main viticultural regions of the continent to determine the general incidence of infection.
In addition, a series of experiments was conducted to establish whether the presence of mycorrhizas in grape vine roots confers a nutritional advantage on the plant.
The shoots of vine seedlings grown in non-sterile soil or in sterile soils and inoculated with live mycorrhiza had a significantly higher phosphorus content than seedlings not infected with mycorrhiza.
It is suggested that in many of the habitats in which vines are grown in Australia and in Europe vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza aids their nutrition.
Endotrophic Mycorrhiza and the Nutrition of Grape Vines
1971, Sonderdruck aus der Zeitschrift ‘Vitis’, vol 10, pages 120 – 130
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