S. Slezack et al., Is a fully established arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis required for bioprotection of Pisum sativum roots against Aphanomyces euteiches?, MOL PL MICR, 13(2), 2000, pp. 238-241
Bioprotection of pea roots against Aphanomyces euteiches by the arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungus G. mosseae was demonstrated to depend on a fully establi
shed symbiosis. This was related with induction of mycorrrhiza-related chit
inolytic enzymes. Possible mechanisms implicated in bioprotection are discu
ssed.