Claim · #6494204
Pisolithus tinctorius · mutualism · Pinus taeda
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“increase of approximately 40-fold in the case of P. tinctorius”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
- Page
- 362
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pisolithus tinctorius is a well-documented ectomycorrhizal fungus on Pinus taeda; 40-fold P uptake increases via extraradical hyphae are consistent with published ectomycorrhizal physiology literature, and the source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Pisolithus tinctorius is a well-documented ectomycorrhizal fungus on Pinus spp.; a ~40-fold P uptake increase via extraradical hyphae in greenhouse seedling studies is biologically consistent with published ectomycorrhizal phosphorus uptake literature.”
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