title: [Spatial peculiarities of rhizoplane colonization by microscopic fungi].
abstract: Spatial peculiarities in the colonization of the tomato, cucumber, and barley rhizoplanes by microscopic fungi were studied. The apical zone of roots was colonized with a limited number of R strategists (the order Mucorales, Fusarium sp., Aspergillus niger, and Mycelia sterilia). The fungal population of the root hairs and the basal zone of roots was 2- to 3-fold more dense due to the prevalence of K strategists. Fusaria, Fusarium oxysporum in particular, colonized roots in earlier terms than the genera Trichoderma, Penicillium, Gliocladium, and others. The F. oxysporum population was at a maximum in the rhizoplane zone nearest the root tip.
authors.affiliation: International Center for Biotechnology, Moscow State University, Vorob'evy gory, Moscow, 119899 Russia.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kurakov
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Kostina
mesh_terms: D018553:Cucumis sativus / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development*; D001467:Hordeum / Q000382:microbiology*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000382:microbiology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology; D012988:Soil Microbiology