Jorge Poveda, Jorge Martín-García, Paula Zamora-Brauweiler, Mónica Pastor, Julio J. Díez
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Abstract
The Mediterranean forest has an important ecological and economic role, being holm oak (Quercus ilex), Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica), umbrella pine (Pinus pinea) and Scot pine (Pinus sylvestris) some of its main tree species. The fungal damping-off disease caused by Fusarium seriously threatens the establishment of these forest species in nurseries and reforestation, requiring the search for environmentally friendly alternatives to control the disease. We have used different species of ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) as potential biological control agents (BCAs) effective against the disease: Lactarius sanguifluus, Tricholoma portentosum, Suillus luteus and Agaricus silvicola from Pinus-species, and Leccinum lepidum, Amanita rubescens and Xerocomus ferrugineus from Quercus-species. A direct in vitro confrontation was performed and conidial germination of Fusarium in contact with cell-free filtrates produced by EMF was studied. Le. lepidum was the most effective Quercus-fungus in vitro against F. oxysporum, reducing its growth up to 32 % and its conidial germination up to 87 %. S. luteus was the most effective Pinus-fungus in vitro against F. oxysporum and F. verticillioides, reducing in direct confrontation, reducing its growth up to 30 %. However, La. sanguifluus was the Pinus-fungus that inhibited conidial germination of both pathogens, up to 55 %. In planta trials were carried out with seeds of the four forest species growing on substrate colonized by Le. lepidum (in Q. ilex and Q. pyrenaica seeds, infected by F. oxysporum) or by La. sanguifluus (P. pinea and P. sylvestris seeds, infected by F. oxysporum or F. verticillioides). Only La. sanguifluus was effective in reducing disease caused by F. oxysporum (strain Fo4) on P. sylvestris seeds. Therefore, EMF may be a potential tool in the control of damping-off in forest species, requiring further research.
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Pedobiologia publishes peer reviewed articles describing original work in the field of soil ecology, which includes the study of soil organisms and their interactions with factors in their biotic and abiotic environments.
Analysis of biological structures, interactions, functions, and processes in soil is fundamental for understanding the dynamical nature of terrestrial ecosystems, a prerequisite for appropriate soil management. The scope of this journal consists of fundamental and applied aspects of soil ecology; key focal points include interactions among organisms in soil, organismal controls on soil processes, causes and consequences of soil biodiversity, and aboveground-belowground interactions.
We publish:
original research that tests clearly defined hypotheses addressing topics of current interest in soil ecology (including studies demonstrating nonsignificant effects);
descriptions of novel methodological approaches, or evaluations of current approaches, that address a clear need in soil ecology research;
innovative syntheses of the soil ecology literature, including metaanalyses, topical in depth reviews and short opinion/perspective pieces, and descriptions of original conceptual frameworks; and
short notes reporting novel observations of ecological significance.