Mycorrhizal infection and foliar phosphorus content of seedlings of three dipterocarp species growing in a selectively logged forest and a forest plantation

Foliar phosphorus content and mycorrhizal infection of dipterocarp seedlings growing in a 61-year-old forest plantation (site A) and a selectively logged forest (site B) were determined. Mycorrhizal infection levels were high-83.7% for Shorea bracteolata and 95.0% for S. leprosula at site A, and 77....

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Main Authors: Lee, S.S., Lim, K.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1989
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114791/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114791/1/114791.pdf
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Summary:Foliar phosphorus content and mycorrhizal infection of dipterocarp seedlings growing in a 61-year-old forest plantation (site A) and a selectively logged forest (site B) were determined. Mycorrhizal infection levels were high-83.7% for Shorea bracteolata and 95.0% for S. leprosula at site A, and 77.8% for S. leprosula and 86.3% for S. curtisii at site B. The seedlings all had similar foliar phosphorus contents although available soil phosphorus at site B was half that at site A. Significant correlations were obtained between foliar phosphorus content and percentage mycorrhizal infection at site B only. © 1989 Kluwer Academic Publishers.