Factors Influencing the Distribution, Growth and Infectivity of Casuarina-Infective Frankia

Further studies revealed that Casuarina cladodes increased the infectivity of a soil inoculum by a factor of 3.2, whereas leaves of a sympatric check plant, Terminalia catappa (Combretaceae), barely increased the same soil's infectivity. Charcoal and clay added to the seedling growth substrate to bind organic material significantly inhibited nodulation of C. cunninghamiana by a Frankia isolate, suggesting the host may release compounds necessary to the nodulation process. In a final study, the infectivity of soils inoculated with Frankia isolate CjI82001 decreased over time, whereas infectivity of soils without inoculum either increased or remained unaffected. A positive synergism was observed between the Frankia isolate and the soil biotic community, resulting in an increased infectivity of the Frankia isolate.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Natural Resrouces and Environmental Sciences

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Zimpfer, Jeff Frederick

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dawson, Jeffrey O.

• Agriculture, Soil Science

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3023246

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83079