@article{fdi:010020532,
  title = {{G}rowth response of {A}fzelia africana {S}m. seedlings to ectomycorrhizal inoculation in a nutrient-deficient soil},
  author = {{B}â, {A}.{M}. and {S}anon, {K}.{B}. and {D}uponnois, {R}obin and {D}exheimer, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he growth and mineral nutrition responses of seedlings of two provenances of #{A}fzelia africana$ {S}m. from {S}enegal and {B}urkina {F}aso, inoculated with four ectomycorrhizal ({ECM}) fungi (#{S}cleroderma$ spp. and an unidentified isolate) from the same regions were assessed in a pot experiment in savanna {ECM}-propagule-free soil deficient in {NPK}. {T}here was little variation in the ability of the different fungal species to colonize roots of either provenance of #{A}. africana$ or to produce external hyphal in soil. {R}oot colonization by {ECM} fungi and their hyphal development were not related to mineral nutrition or {ECM} dependency. {D}ifferences in {P}, {N}, {M}g and {C}a concentrations in the leaves of inoculated and non-inoculated #{A}fzelia$ seedlings were not always associated with production of biomass. {O}nly leaf {K} concentration increased in both provenances after {ECM} inoculation. {H}owever, the {B}urkina {F}aso provenance responded better to inoculation with the two fungal isolates than the {S}enegal provenance in terms of biomass production. {T}his was due to stimulation of root dry weight of the {B}urkina {F}aso provenance. {T}herefore, the hypothesis arises that non-nutritional rather than nutritional effects explain the contribution of {ECM} inoculation to the growth of #{A}. africana$ seedlings. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{ECTOMYCORHIZE} ; {SYMBIOSE} ; {ARBRE} {FORESTIER} ; {CROISSANCE} ; {NUTRITION} {MINERALE} ; {ETUDE} {EXPERIMENTALE} ; {SENEGAL} ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}ycorrhiza},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {},
  pages = {91--95},
  ISSN = {0940-6360},
  year = {1999},
  DOI = {10.1007/s005720050292},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010020532},
}