Claim · #6494508
Rhizoctonia sp. · mutualism · Pterostylis acuminata
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“single Rhizoctonia isolate was capable of germinating seeds and promoting the growth of protocorms”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Rhizoctonia s.l. as orchid mycorrhizal fungi forming pelotons and enabling protocorm germination in terrestrial orchids like Pterostylis is well-documented in Australian orchid biology literature.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Rhizoctonia-orchid mycorrhizal mutualisms are well-documented; high fungal specificity in terrestrial Australian orchids like Pterostylis is consistent with established literature.”
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