Pinus strobus roots inoculated with Suillus pictus at Duke University, North Carolina, United States - P23_SP/PS_G2_Com
Root tips of Pinus seedling
USA: North Carolina
Pinus strobus and Suillus pictus is a compatible interaction pair. The seeds of Pinus strobus were collected from Minnesota. Healthy pine seedlings were grown in phytotron condition. Spores of ectomycorrhizal fungi Suillus pictus were collected from Virginia. For analysis, root tips were collected at the third stage of inoculation (G2) – short roots (bifurcated root tips) begin to swell in size and the mycelium on the surface of the root becomes thicker, forming a hyphal sheath (mantle), fungal hyphae begin to colonize the intercellular spaces of epidermal and cortical cells forming the Hartig-net.
USA: North Carolina