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To evaluate the effect of ectomycorrhizal colonization on growth and physiological activity of Larix kaempferi seedlings grown under soil acidification, we grew L. kaempferi seedlings with three types of ectomycorrhizae for 180 days in acidified brown forest soil derived from granite. The soil had been treated with an acid solution (0 (control), 10, 30, 60, and 90 mmol H+ kg−1). The water-soluble concentrations of Ca, Mg, K, Al, and Mn increased with increasing amounts of H+ added to the soil. Ectomycorrhizal development significantly increased in soil treated with 10 and 30 mmol H+ kg−1 but was significantly reduced in soil treated with 60 and 90 mmol H+ kg−1. The concentrations of Al and Mn in needles or roots increased with increasing H+ added to the soil. The total N in seedlings significantly increased with increasing H+ in soil and colonization with ectomycorrhiza. The maximum net photosynthetic rate at light and CO2 saturation (P max) was greater in soil treated with 10 mmol H+ kg−1 than in controls, and was less is soils treated with greater than with 30 mmol H+ kg−1, especially with 60 and 90 mmol H+ kg−1. However, colonization with ectomycorrhiza significantly reduced the concentration of Al and Mn in needles or roots and increased the values of P max and total dry mass (TDM). The relative TDM of L. kaempferi seedlings was approximately 40% at a (BC, base cation)/Al ratio of 1.0. However, ectomycorrhizal seedlings had a 100–120% greater TDM at a BC/Al ratio of 1.0 than non-ectomycorrhizal seedlings, even though the acid treatment reduced their overall growth.
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Partial financial support by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is gratefully acknowledged. Authors thank Dr. M. Kayama of FFPRI, Kyushu Research Center for selection of the site for getting forest soil.
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Choi, D.S., Jin, H.O., Chung, D.J. et al. Growth and physiological activity in Larix kaempferi seedlings inoculated with ectomycorrhizae as affected by soil acidification. Trees 22, 729–735 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-008-0233-8
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