To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] my undergraduate research-mycorrhizae and grafting
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:57:18 -0700 (PDT)
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.