01414naa a2200157 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024500910007826000090016952009720017865000100115065300170116070000200117777300590119716166061995-06-27       1992    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aSYLVIA, D. M.  aSheared-root inocula of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.h[electronic resource]  c1992  aFor efficient handling, vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi should be processed into small and uniform inocula; however, processing can reduce the inoculum density. In this article we describe the preparation and use of sheared-root inocula of Glomus spp. in which inoculum densities were increased during. Our objectives were to determine inoculum viability an density after shearing and to ascertain if the sheared inocula could be pelletized or used with a gel carrier. Root samples were harvested from aeroponic cultures, blotted dry, cut into 1-cm lengths, and sheared in a food processor for up to 80 s. After shearing, the inoculum was washed over sieves, and the propagule density in each fraction was determined. Sheared inocula were also encapsulated in carrageenan or used in a gel carrier. Shearing aeroponically produced root inocula reduced particle size. Propagule density increased with decreasing size fraction down to a size of 63 um, after which  aFungo  aMICORRIZA/VA1 aJARSTFER, A. G.  tAppl. Environ. Microbiol.gv.58, n.1, p.229-232, 1992.