BZ
Ben Zhang
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, UK
Research fields
  • Plant science
Establishment of a Symbiotic in vitro System between a Green Meadow Orchid and a Rhizoctonia-like Fungus
Authors:  Enrico Ercole, Michele Rodda, Mariangela Girlanda and Silvia Perotto, date: 05/20/2015, view: 11246, Q&A: 0
Symbiotic orchid seed germination in an in vitro system allows the growth of mycorrhizal protocorms and plantlets for scientific purposes. Orchids in nature need to establish a mycorrhizal symbiosis with fungal partners to germinate and develop into adult plants. Here we present a protocol for symbiotic germination of the terrestrial Mediterranean green meadow orchid Serapias vomeracea. The fungal symbiont Tulasnella calospora (T. calospora) (Basidiomycetes, Cantharellales) was chosen because of its common occurrence (Girlanda et al., 2011), its ability to grow in culture and compatibility in germination assays. T. calospora is one of the most common rhizoctonia-like fungi associated with terrestrial as well as epiphytic orchids.
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