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Amount and chemical element content of rhizomorphs in the stemflow and throughfall areas of beech stands on different soil types
Author(s) -
Turcsányi Gábor,
Siller Irén,
Führer Ernõ,
Kovács Margit,
Penksza Károly,
Büttner Sarolta,
Figeczky Gábor,
Dudás Judit,
Mihály Botond
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
zeitschrift für pflanzenernährung und bodenkunde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1522-2624
pISSN - 0044-3263
DOI - 10.1002/jpln.1996.3581590515
Subject(s) - stemflow , beech , throughfall , chemistry , environmental chemistry , soil ph , botany , environmental science , soil water , soil science , biology
Rhizomorphs of Armitlaria mellea Karst s.l. were collected in the stemflow and throughfall areas of beech stands on four soil types in Hungary in order to compare their chemical element contents. The amount of rhizomorphs found in the samples increased with decreasing pH of the soil types as well as with decreasing pH caused by the influence of stemflow water. Least rhizomorphs were collected in the Ranker, whereas most were found in the stemflow areas of the pod‐ zolized Brown Earth. Rhizomorph and beech root samples, collected for comparison, showed highly significant differences in their chemical element contents. Rhizomorphs contained less B, Fe. Ga, Li, Mg, Mn, Ti and V, but more Cd, Co, P, Pb, Si and Zn in all soil types than comparable beech root samples. Remarkable was the high Pb content of rhizomorphs, which is not characteristic of mushroom fruiting bodies collected in unpolluted areas.