Influence of Suillus grevillea on the Root Morphology, Growth and Rhizosphere Soil Properties of Quercus variabilis Blume Seedlings with Root Pruning
Jinhua Sun, Shu Zhao, Liu Yang, Yazhen Liang, Xitian Yang, Lianfeng Shen, Erhui Guo, Qingxin Li, Yishuo Jia, Lin Zhang, Haoran Liu, Ruiling Sun · 2025
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Jinhua Sun and co-authors grew oak seedlings with a fungus partner in a 2025 pot study. Root pruning, used to shape young trees for planting, cuts the roots' power to take up water and food. The fungus Suillus grevillei forms a trade pact with this oak, swapping soil food for plant sugar.
The team set two fungus states against four pruning depths, from none to half the main root. They weighed shoots and roots, read their food content, and charted root form and soil traits near the roots. The design asks whether the fungus can offset pruning loss. Foresters could use the answer when raising oak stock.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jinhua Sun, Shu Zhao, Liu Yang, Yazhen Liang, Xitian Yang, Lianfeng Shen, Erhui Guo, Qingxin Li, Yishuo Jia, Lin Zhang, Haoran Liu, Ruiling Sun |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |