High incidence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in rare and endangered wild grapevine

Abstract

High levels of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonisation of 90–100%, as well as high vesicular and arbuscular colonisation were found in the roots of the rare and endangered wild grapevine (Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris) along the Neretva River in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, surpassing colonisation in region vineyads.

Keywords:

• Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
• wild grapevine
• root colonisation
• soil properties
• vineyards

Acknowledgements

The authors thank S. Milišić and B. Urlić for their help with the soil analyses and C. Berrie and M. Jug-Dujaković for improving the English in the manuscript.