Claim · #6494019
Wilcoxina spp. · mutualism · Pinus spp.
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“later replaced by ectomycorrhizas formed by slender hyphae”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
- Page
- 274
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Wilcoxina spp. are well-documented E-strain ectendomycorrhizal fungi colonizing conifer nursery seedlings before replacement by ectomycorrhizal fungi; interaction type and mechanism are biologically consistent.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Wilcoxina spp. are well-documented ectendomycorrhizal (E-strain) fungi on Pinus nursery seedlings, with succession to ectomycorrhizas upon outplanting; source quote supports the mechanism.”
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