[NAFEX] my undergraduate research-mycorrhizae and grafting

Douglas Woodard dwoodard at becon.org
Thu Oct 25 16:21:30 EDT 2007


James, a good place to check for previous work or useful information 
might be the Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators' 
Society. See

http://www.ipps.org

Also, the society might be interested in your topic and might be able to 
suggest one or more advisors.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


James G Steen wrote:
> NAFEXers,
> 
> I'm a student at Warren Wilson college in Asheville, NC.
> A natural science seminar research project is required of all
> science majors here and I'm thinking to test the effect of
> mycorrhizal treatments on grafted potted trees (apples, pears,
> or persimmons) against a control without treatment (sterile soil
> medium). I would like to observe the success rate of the graft
> taking.
> 
> Some questions I have are:
>      1.) some mycorrhizae are specie specific, which one to use?,
>      2.) where can I find a tired and true mycorrhizal inoculant suited to
>       fruit trees, and
>      3.) where can I find standard success rates to compare with in 
> peer-reviewed  literature for grafting these types of fruits.
> 
> Any commentary would be appreciated, especially a pointer to where to 
> find good research on grafting rates for persimmons, apples, and pears 
> and where to find a mycorrhizal inoculant for them.
> 
> Fruit for humanity,
> 
> Geoffrey Steen
> 701 warren wilson Road
> swannanoa, NC 28778
> 828 771 5842



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