title: Sclerotia of the gasteromycete Pisolithus tinctorius.
abstract: Hyphal masses, morphologically identified as the sclerotia of Pisolithus tinctorius, were found associated with root systems of containerized pine seedlings inoculated with this mycorrhizal fungus. The sclerotia are described and the results and method used for isolation are reported.
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000166:cytology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014197:Trees