Claim · #6494533
Rhizoctonia (genus) · mutualism · Epipactis palustris
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“a small N gain from the fungal partner, similar to that seen in the autotrophic orchid”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Orchid mycorrhizal associations with Rhizoctonia-type fungi providing partial N gain are well-documented; source quote directly supports the small-N-gain mutualism for this autotrophic orchid.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Rhizoctonia-type mycorrhizal associations with autotrophic orchids including Epipactis spp. are well-documented; small N gain via isotope analysis is biologically consistent with partial mycoheterotrophy.”
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