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Controlling Root Pathogens with Mycorrhizal Fungi and Beneficial Bacteria

Mycorrhizae help plants to acquire water and nutrients from soil, tolerate drought, and ward off root pathogens. These effects are due largely to mycorrhiza- induced physiological changes, including altered root exudation which changes the microbial composition in the mycorrhizosphere soil. Mycorrhizae and their associated rhizobacteria can antagonize root pathogens. Our goal is to find and manage these microbes to effect biological control of the widespread Fusarium root rot of conifers.


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Author(s): Robert G. Linderman, Marielle Hoefnagels

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1992

Event: Western Forest Nursery Association
1993 - Fallen Leaf Lake, CA