fungal isolates and type of germination substrates moderately affected
the effectiveness of this method since peat moss inoculated with isolate Da-KP-0-1 significantly enhanced both germination and
protocorm development, but little difference in these parameters
was observed among all other inoculation treatments. Difference
in growth rates of the fungi on different germination substrates
likely affected, but was not the only cause of, the varying degrees
of effectiveness of the treatments. It is necessary to note that
Aspergillus contamination was observed in all treatments in this
study and seeds were confirmed to be the sources of contamination.