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Growth, morphology and gas exchange of mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal Panicum coloratum L., a C 4 grass species, under different clipping and fertilization regimes

Growth, morphology and gas exchange of mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal Panicum coloratum L., a C 4... Root samples collected in grasslands of the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania, were found to be mycorrhizal and infection frequency was positively correlated with grazing intensity across sites. To examine the role of mycorrhizae in a grazing ecosystem, I analyzed the growth, morphology and gas exchange of mycorrhizal and nomycorrhizal plants of Panicum coloratum L. under different fertilization and clipping regimes. Both severe clipping and high nitrogen promoted more prostrate shoot growth but inhibited root growth. However, mycorrhizal infection promoted a prostrate shoot morphology and enhanced root growth. Photosynthesis was inhibited by clipping, however; at the most severe clipping and nitrogen regime, photosynthesis of the mycorrhizal plants was not affected whereas the largest inhibition of photosynthesis occurred in similarly treated nonmycorrhizal plants. Discussion of the putative roles of mycorrhizae in intensely grazed ecosystems is presented. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Oecologia Springer Journals

Growth, morphology and gas exchange of mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal Panicum coloratum L., a C 4 grass species, under different clipping and fertilization regimes

Oecologia , Volume 49 (2) – May 1, 1981

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1981 by Springer-Verlag GmbH & CO. KG
Subject
Life Sciences; Ecology; Plant Sciences
ISSN
0029-8549
eISSN
1432-1939
DOI
10.1007/BF00349200
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Abstract

Root samples collected in grasslands of the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania, were found to be mycorrhizal and infection frequency was positively correlated with grazing intensity across sites. To examine the role of mycorrhizae in a grazing ecosystem, I analyzed the growth, morphology and gas exchange of mycorrhizal and nomycorrhizal plants of Panicum coloratum L. under different fertilization and clipping regimes. Both severe clipping and high nitrogen promoted more prostrate shoot growth but inhibited root growth. However, mycorrhizal infection promoted a prostrate shoot morphology and enhanced root growth. Photosynthesis was inhibited by clipping, however; at the most severe clipping and nitrogen regime, photosynthesis of the mycorrhizal plants was not affected whereas the largest inhibition of photosynthesis occurred in similarly treated nonmycorrhizal plants. Discussion of the putative roles of mycorrhizae in intensely grazed ecosystems is presented.

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OecologiaSpringer Journals

Published: May 1, 1981

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