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Growth-Promoting Endophytic Fungi of Forest Trees

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Endophytes of Forest Trees

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 80))

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This chapter focuses on the relatively new field of research on endophytic fungi of trees that directly improve plant growth. Endophytic fungi of Scots pine and Norway spruce enhance root development of seedlings and cuttings. Endophytic yeast strains isolated from poplar trees can increase overall growth of not only poplar but also of crop plants. Both groups of endophytic fungi were shown to produce plant hormones. This chapter provides a brief review of these few cases in which endophytic fungi of trees were shown to directly increase plant growth and it serves as a call for more research into this important area.

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Abbreviations

(IBA):

indole butyric acid

(BnR):

binucleate Rhizoctonia

(IAA):

indole-3-acetic acid

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  1. School of Forest Resources, College of the Environment, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195–2100, USA

    Sharon Lafferty Doty

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  1. , Department of Biology, University of Oulu, Linnanmaa Biologintie A6, Oulu, 90570, Finland

    Anna Maria Pirttilä

  2. , School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, North Lake Road 5200, Merced, 95343, California, USA

    A. Carolin Frank

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Doty, S.L. (2011). Growth-Promoting Endophytic Fungi of Forest Trees. In: Pirttilä, A., Frank, A. (eds) Endophytes of Forest Trees. Forestry Sciences, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1599-8_9

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