Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume

Grammatophyllum seeds are minute and lack endosperm. As with their other orchids counterpart, the seeds are dependent on mycorrhizal fungi for seed germination in nature. The ability to uptake nutrients from substrate is assisted by preferable fungal symbionts. Seeds of Grammatophyllum speciosum Blu...

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Main Authors:	Salifah .H.A.B, Muskhazli .M, Rusea .G, Nithiyaa .P
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Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
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spelling	ukm-24832016-12-14T06:31:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2483/ Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume Salifah .H.A.B, Muskhazli .M, Rusea .G, Nithiyaa .P, Grammatophyllum seeds are minute and lack endosperm. As with their other orchids counterpart, the seeds are dependent on mycorrhizal fungi for seed germination in nature. The ability to uptake nutrients from substrate is assisted by preferable fungal symbionts. Seeds of Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume. were used to determine the specificity of its fungus relationship using fungi isolated from roots of G. speciosum, G. stapeliiflorum and G. scriptum. A total of 31 different species of fungus was isolated and inoculated onto G. speciosum seed on Oat Meal Agar (OMA). The result obtained from the test demonstrated that seed germination rates were best when co-cultured with Fusarium sp. number 3 isolated from G. speciosum. An increment in 63.3% was measured when compared to the seed’s original size. The seed can also germinate when inoculated with fungus isolated from different species, implying that G. speciosum is a generalist in its association with fungal symbionts. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2483/1/07_Salifah.pdf Salifah .H.A.B, and Muskhazli .M, and Rusea .G, and Nithiyaa .P, (2011) Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume. Sains Malaysiana, 40 (5). pp. 451-455. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description	Grammatophyllum seeds are minute and lack endosperm. As with their other orchids counterpart, the seeds are dependent on mycorrhizal fungi for seed germination in nature. The ability to uptake nutrients from substrate is assisted by preferable fungal symbionts. Seeds of Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume. were used to determine the specificity of its fungus relationship using fungi isolated from roots of G. speciosum, G. stapeliiflorum and G. scriptum. A total of 31 different species of fungus was isolated and inoculated onto G. speciosum seed on Oat Meal Agar (OMA). The result obtained from the test demonstrated that seed germination rates were best when co-cultured with Fusarium sp. number 3 isolated from G. speciosum. An increment in 63.3% was measured when compared to the seed’s original size. The seed can also germinate when inoculated with fungus isolated from different species, implying that G. speciosum is a generalist in its association with fungal symbionts.
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author	Salifah .H.A.B, Muskhazli .M, Rusea .G, Nithiyaa .P,
spellingShingle	Salifah .H.A.B, Muskhazli .M, Rusea .G, Nithiyaa .P, Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume
author_facet	Salifah .H.A.B, Muskhazli .M, Rusea .G, Nithiyaa .P,
author_sort	Salifah .H.A.B,
title	Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume
title_short	Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume
title_full	Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume
title_fullStr	Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume
title_full_unstemmed	Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume
title_sort	variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumblume
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2011
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2483/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2483/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2483/1/07_Salifah.pdf
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Variation in mycorrhizal specificity for in vitro symbiotic seed germination of grammatophyllum speciosumBlume

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