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Fleshy fungi in grass fields. II. Precipitation and fructification
Author(s) -
Lange Morten
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1984.tb02053.x
Subject(s) - biology , fructification , desiccation , mycelium , primordium , precipitation , botany , spore , period (music) , crop , agronomy , biochemistry , physics , meteorology , gene , acoustics
An experimental field with grass had 192 parcels treated with combinations of NKP fertilizers and sown with 4 species of grass. Species of fleshy fungi in the parcels were counted over 4 years with 17–24 observations per year. Precipitation was measured at the field. The occurrence of the species varied with the distribution of the precipitation through the season. In early summer and after prolonged desiccation the fungus flora developed 25–30 days after heavy rain, while after mowing and after shorter desiccation periods, a new crop of fruit bodies had developed after 5 days. These intervals correspond to the maturation period of the mycelia, and to the period of the development of primordia already formed. Differences in the yearly periodicity of the individual species are discussed.