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To identify the environmental and biological conditions that regulate the germination of Glomus epigaeus spores in soil.

May 1, 1980Mycologia

Factors Affecting Spore Germination of the Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus, Glomus epigaeus

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To identify the environmental and biological conditions that regulate the germination of Glomus epigaeus spores in soil.
Assessed spore germination under varied soil moisture levels, temperatures (testing optimal ranges between 18 and 25 C), pH levels (6–8), fertility levels, and spore densities.
Compared germination across multiple soil types (forest, dune, and agricultural soils, including Chehalis silt loam) subjected to treatments such as autoclaving, gamma irradiation, steaming, or remaining nonsterile.
Evaluated germination in nonsterile soils supporting nonmycorrhizal, ectomycorrhizal, or vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal host plants, and observed related species Glomus mosseae and Gigaspora gigantea.
Maximum germination of Glomus epigaeus occurred at or above field capacity moisture levels, temperatures between 18 and 25 C, and pH 6–8, whereas soil fertility and spore density exerted minimal or no influence.
Spore germination was 65–80% in most nonsterile soils and in both autoclaved and nonsterilized kaolin or activated charcoal, but 0% germination occurred in autoclaved soils or steamed/gamma-irradiated Chehalis silt loam.
Germination rates remained comparable in nonsterile soils regardless of whether hosts were nonmycorrhizal, ectomycorrhizal, or vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal, with Glomus mosseae and Gigaspora gigantea also germinating readily in nonsterile soil.

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Experimental study demonstrates that moisture, temperature, and native microbiota regulate Glomus epigaeus spore germination, suggesting dependence on conditions favorable to host plants.

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Daniels et al. (1980) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a762922fa1990f79e614454 https://doi.org/10.2307/3759519

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Implication

Experimental study demonstrates that moisture, temperature, and native microbiota regulate Glomus epigaeus spore germination, suggesting dependence on conditions favorable to host plants.

Factors Affecting Spore Germination of the Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus, Glomus epigaeus

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Factors Affecting Spore Germination of the Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus, Glomus epigaeus

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