Research Article

Effects of Media Formulation on the Growth and Morphology of Ectomycorrhizae and Their Association with Host Plant

Table 1

Composition of culture media used in this study.

ElementsCompoundsMMNaL-MMNbG-MMNcPDA

Macroelements (mg/L)KH2PO4500.00500.00500.00
(NH4)2SO4250.00
(NH4)2HPO4250.00250.00
MgSO4·7H2O150.00150.00150.00
CaCl2·2H2O50.0050.0050.00
NaCl25.0025.0025.00
Microelements (mg/L)FeCl3·6H2O12.0012.0012.00
H3BO315.45815.458
MnSO4·H2O9.2959.295
CuSO4·5H2O1.3101.310
ZnSO4·7H2O 5.7505.750
Na2MnO4·2H2O0.0030.003
Vitamins (mg/L)Thiamine HCl1.0010.000.100
Myo-Inositol100.00
Nicotinic acid1.00
Pyridoxine HCl1.00
Potato (g/L)4
Carbohydrate source (g/L)Dextrose20
Glucose2.55.05.0
Malt extract10.03.0
Solidification agent (g/L)9.09.09.015

Adapted modified media composition based on the media formulation used by Langer et al. [18].