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Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Publications

2019

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Genotype-Specific Effects Of Ericoid Mycorrhizae On Floral Traits And Reproduction In Vaccinium Corymbosum, Alison K. Brody, Benjamin Waterman, Taylor H. Ricketts, Allyson L. Degrassi, Jonathan B. González, Jeanne M. Harris, Leif L. Richardson Nov 2019

Genotype-Specific Effects Of Ericoid Mycorrhizae On Floral Traits And Reproduction In Vaccinium Corymbosum, Alison K. Brody, Benjamin Waterman, Taylor H. Ricketts, Allyson L. Degrassi, Jonathan B. González, Jeanne M. Harris, Leif L. Richardson

Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Publications

American Journal of Botany is published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the Botanical Society of America. Premise: Most plants interact with mycorrhizal fungi and animal pollinators simultaneously. Yet, whether mycorrhizae affect traits important to pollination remains poorly understood and may depend on the match between host and fungal genotypes. Here, we examined how ericoid mycorrhizal fungi affected flowering phenology, floral traits, and reproductive success, among eight genotypes of highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum (Ericaceae). We asked three overarching questions: (1) Do genotypes differ in response to inoculation? (2) How does inoculation affect floral and flowering traits? (3) Are inoculated …