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Table I

Controlled ectomycorrhization of Pinus caribaea introduced in Central and West Africa.

Localities Measured parameter Fungal inoculant Inoculation effect (compared References
to the uninoculated treatment)
Nigeria Height (after 30 month plantation) Pisolithus tinctorius ×1.2 to 2.8 Momoh and Gbadegesin (1980)
Ghana Height (after 18 month plantation) Pisolithus tinctorius ×0.6 to 1 Ofosu-Asiedu (1980)
Rhizopogon luteolus ×1
Thelephora terrestris ×0.8 to 1.2
DRCa Height (after 20 month plantation) Pisolithus tinctorius ×1.2 to 1.5 Delwaulle et al. (1982)
Suillus bovinus ×1.1
Suillus bevini ×1
Senegal Aerial biomass after 8 month plantation Pisolithus tinctorius ×1.4 to 13.5 Kabre (1982)
Liberia Aerial volume after 3 y plantation Pisolithus tinctorius ×1.5 Marx et al. (1985)
Thelephora terrestris ×1
DRC Height (after 12 month plantation) Pisolithus tinctorius ×1.2 Delwaulle et al. (1987)
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Democratic Republic of Congo.