Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Forest Science, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
This study was conducted to show the effect of inoculating ectomycorrhizal fungi on the growth and mineral nutrition of Cedrus libani (Taurus cedar) seedlings in the nursery. Our hypothesis is that cedar seedlings that better tolerant extreme field conditions will be produced by EMF inoculation. For this purpose, mycelium cultures of indigenous mycorrhizal fungus species (Lactarius deliciosus, Hebeloma crustuliniforme, Tricholoma ustale) collected from natural cedar stands were propagated in the laboratory and mycorrhizal cedar seedlings were produced by inoculating these cultures. Three different sterilized substrates were used to produce seedlings. At the end of the growing season, although the expected results were not obtained in root colonization various variables of the seedlings were evaluated: root collar diameter, stem height, dry weight, length/diameter ratio, percentage of roots, mycorrhizal root colonization, mycorrhizal inoculation efficiency and nutrient concentrations. EMF inoculation was found to have significant effects on the growth variables of seedlings, the concentrations of some nutrients (N, Zn and Fe) and the mycorrhizal effeciency inoculation. Considering the EMF knowledge gap in forest nursery practices, we investigated how these symbiotic fungi can be further incorporated into forest management.