OpportunityTitle: When Do Pine Seedlings form Mycorrhiza and Acquire Endophytes in Severe Fire Zones
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), and Great Smoky Mountain National Park, is announcing a notice of intent to award a cooperative agreement; this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS&apos;s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P18AC00441 with The University of Tennessee, for a project titled; When Do Pine Seedlings form Mycorrhiza and Acquire Endophytes in Severe Fire Zones and Where Do Mycorrhizal Fungi Originate?
Description: The purpose of this project is to determine the mycorrhizal fungi that associate with and assist the growth of Table Mountain Pine (Pinus pungens) seedlings. After a fire, look for probable sources of these fungi, look for changes in associations as the seedlings mature, and look at the time-line for endophytic fungi to colonize needles of seedling pines post fire.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Office
GrantorContactText: Brian Straka 8654361217&lt;br/&gt;Brian_Straka@nps.gov&lt;br/&gt;