Abstract
Roots of 15 Mojave Desert plant species were assessed for arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) colonization in spring and autumn 1999. Another 19 species were assessed in autumn only. Perennial species were AM colonized, whereas annual species contained very low levels of AM hyphae or were nonmycorrhizal. The nonnative tree Tamarix ramosissima was also nonmycorrhizal. Levels of hyphae changed over the season in 2 species, arbuscle levels increased in 1 species, and vesicles decreased in 7 species. Mycorrhizal inoculum potential (MIP) was assessed in the soils associated with spring-collected plants. All soils were found to contain MIP. MIP values were not correlated with AM root colonization.
Recommended Citation
Titus, Jonathan H.; Titus, Priscilla J.; Nowak, Robert S.; and Smith, Stanley D.
(2002)
"Arbuscular mycorrhizae of Mojave Desert plants,"
Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 62:
No.
3, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol62/iss3/8