Mycorrhizal fungi increase growth and reduce transplant injury in avocado

Authors

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

Authors Affiliations

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; John A. Menge is Assistant 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.