Re:Mycorhhizal assc. in Neps.
Alastair Robinson (100611.1627@CompuServe.COM)
30 Dec 96 18:59:57 EST
Dear Dan, I say this tentatively in light of the discussions within the
Genetic Diversity thread... On uprooting <there, I said it!!> a young
wild N.mirabilis and inspecting its roots, I was surprised to find them
encased in 'tubes' of a fine intermeshed fibre which I have seen on the
roots of some orchids - I am no expert on mycorhhizal association, but
can only assume that it was an example of it - these tubes peeled away
to reveal the typical, healthy black roots within. If Nepenthes can
co-exist with a symbiotic fungi, then it is most probably beneficial, as
it is for orchids.
Best wishes, and a Happy New Year,
Alastair.