Mycorrhizal synthesis between Boletus edulis species complex and rockroses (Cistus sp.)

Abstract

Ectomycorrhizas of Boletus aereus, Boletus edulis, and Boletus reticulatus were synthesized with Cistus sp. under laboratory conditions using synthesis tubes filled with a mixture of sterilized peat-vermiculite and nutrient solution. The fungal strains isolated from sporocarps were identified by molecular techniques. The inoculated seedlings were grown for 4-5 months. The ectomycorrhizas formed were described based on standard morphological and anatomical characters. The three ectomycorrhizas described were very similar, with white monopodial-pinnate morphology, a three-layered plectenchymatous mantle on plan view and boletoid rhizomorphs.

Wild mushrooms in Ethiopia: A review and synthesis for future perspective

“…Plantation forests in Ethiopia and also in others countries in the region could provide opportunities to introduce important mushroom species and can be used for large scale cultivation purposes. Globally highly appreciated taxa such as Boletus pinophilus, B. edulis and Lactarius deliciosus could be produced in plantation forests by means of seedling mycorrhization (Högberg & Piearce, 1986;Perry et al, 1987;Águeda et al, 2008;Mediavilla et al, 2016). Thus, adopting and scaling up of mycorrhization technologies may offer incentives for widening mushroom cultivation practices.…”

Impact of fuel reduction treatments on fungal sporocarp production and diversity associated with Cistus ladanifer L. ecosystems

“…This genus comprises several obligate seeder shrub species of pyrophytic shrubs (12 in the Iberian Peninsula), which are mainly distributed around the Mediterranean basin and constitute early successional stages in Mediterranean forest ecosystems (Agueda et al, 2008). They can http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.05.007 0378-1127/Ó 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.…”

Tuberculate ectomycorrhizae of angiosperms: The interaction between Boletus rubropunctus (Boletaceae) and Quercus species (Fagaceae) in the United States and Mexico

“…All reported angiosperm TECM are morphologically similar; they are small and light‐colored with an obvious fungal sheath stuffed with entangled, mostly healthy ECM roots. Furthermore, ECM species of Boletineae are widespread in both the northern and southern hemispheres and are confirmed symbionts of the three common angiosperm TECM host genera (e.g., Castanopsis, Eucalyptus, Quercus ) (Agueda et al, 2008; Halling et al, 2008). Except for Photinia TECM, all angiosperm tubercules are clearly associated with thick, highly differentiated, boletoid rhizomorphs.…”

“…These rhizomorphic systems aid in plant uptake of phosphorous (Kammerbauer et al, 1989), reduce the effects of drought (Duddridge et al, 1980), and facilitate the colonization of new seedlings (Brownlee et al, 1983). Many species of Boletineae have “long‐distance exploration” mycorrhizas (e.g., rhizomorphs, clustered ECM roots), including species of Boletus (Agueda et al, 2008), Leccinum (Montecchio et al, 2006), and Chamonixia (Raidl, 1999).…”