Mycorrhizal fungi increase growth and reduce transplant injury in avocado

Authors

John A. Menge
R. Michael Davis
Edward L.V. Johnson
George A. Zentmyer

Authors Affiliations

John A. Menge is Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside; R. Michael Davis is a Graduate Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside; Edward L. V. Johnson is Staff Research Associate, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside; George A. Zentmyer is Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 32(4):6-7. DOI:10.3733/ca.v032n04p6. April 1978.

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Abstract

Avocados inoculated with beneficial mycorrhizal fungi have up to a 250 percent greater growth rate than non-mllcorrhizal avocados in sterilized soil Mycorrhizal avocados resist transplant shock because of better water absorption.