著者

坂上 伸生 渡邊 眞紀子 太田 寛行 藤嶽 暢英

出版者

日本ペドロジー学会

雑誌

ペドロジスト (ISSN:00314064)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.48, no.1, pp.24-32, 2004-06-30 (Released:2018-06-30)

参考文献数

17

被引用文献数

1

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Sclerotium grain is the resting body of ectomycorrhizal fungi found in forest soils. A melanic-spherical shape in approximately 1-2mm diameter characterizes the external feature of the grain, and a hollow structure with honeycomb transverse wall appears inside the grain. In our previous studies, we reported a high aluminum concentration inside sclerotium grains and suggested the close relationship between the status of active aluminum and the distribution of these grains in Andosols (Watanabe et al., 2001; 2002). Here we examined the chemical properties focused on active aluminum and carbon in several nonallophanic Andosols under forest vegetation for further discussions on the regulating factor of the distribution of the sclerotium grains. In each studied soil profile, the mean weight of sclerotium grain (mg grain^<-1>) had a tendency to increase with the content of exchangeable aluminum, content of total organic carbon and nitrogen, carbon content of humic acid extracted from soils. The ratio of Alp to total organic C(Al_p/T-C) showed a strong negative correlation between the mean weight sclerotium grains regardless of profiles. The bonding ratio of carbon and aluminum in soils was assumed to be one of the factor influencing the development of sclerotium grains.