Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alan Lee, Patrick Neuberger, Akim Omokanye, Guillermo Hernandez-Ramirez, Keunbae Kim, Monika A. Gorzelak
Summary: This study explored the effects of oat-pea intercropping and N fertilizer addition on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity, and identified the most common AMF genera recruited for oats and peas in two growing seasons. The results showed that intercropping increased AMF diversity compared to monocropping. The effects of N fertilizer addition on AMF richness varied with different crops and growing seasons. Diversispora and Claroideoglomus were found to be significant indicators of root associated AMF community in pea and oat, respectively, under intercropping conditions.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Devesh Singh, Natarajan Mathimaran, Jegan Sekar, Prabavathy Vaiyapuri Ramalingam, Yuvaraj Perisamy, Kathiravan Raju, Rengalakshmi Raj, Israel Oliver King, Thimmegowda Matadadoddi Nanjundegowda, Manjunatha Baiyapalli Narayanswamy, Bhavitha Nayakanahalli Chikkegowda, Savitha Matakere Siddegowda, Davis Joseph Bagyaraj, Paul Maeder, Thomas Boller, Ansgar Kahmen
Summary: This study demonstrates the potential of biofertilizers to significantly increase crop yields in intercropping systems, showing positive effects across different sites, growing seasons, and spatial arrangements. Intercropping can improve the straw and grain yield of crops, with effects varying depending on site characteristics such as climate and soil type. The spatial arrangement of component plants has a significant impact on total biomass yield in intercropping treatments, with variability across different sites.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ruwanthika Kalamulla, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Mahesh C. A. Galappaththi, Nakarin Suwannarach, Steven L. Stephenson, Suhail Asad, Ziad Salman Salem, Neelamanie Yapa
Summary: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play important roles in soil and plant productivity through their nutritional and non-nutritional functionalities. They maintain soil structure, change nutrient acquisition, alleviate stress, and interact with other microorganisms and plants, all of which contribute to plant growth and productivity.
Article
Plant Sciences
Kanchan Jumrani, Virender Singh Bhatia, Sunita Kataria, Saud A. Alamri, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Anshu Rastogi
Summary: This study demonstrates that soybean plants inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) exhibit better growth, photosynthetic parameters, and seed yield under high temperature, while alleviating the damage to the structure and function of the photosynthetic apparatus caused by heat stress.
Article
Plant Sciences
Laura Veronica Hernandez-Cuevas, Luis Alberto Salinas-Escobar, Miguel Angel Segura-Castruita, Paola Andrea Palmeros-Suarez, Juan Florencio Gomez-Leyva
Summary: The study found that cultivating Agave maximiliana in soil with mycorrhizal fungi improves its growth and nutrient assimilation.
Article
Plant Sciences
Victoria Pop-Moldovan, Larisa Corcoz, Valentina Stoian, Cristina Moldovan, Anca Plesa, Sorin Vatca, Vlad Stoian, Roxana Vidican
Summary: Agronomic inputs and technologies, especially fertilizers, play a role in the evolution of symbiotic partnership between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and cultivated plants. The use of MycoPatt method enhances resolution for the assessment of mycorrhizas in maize roots. Biostimulator treatment reduces root permissiveness for mycorrhizas. The presence of arbuscules and vesicles in different growth stages highlights the importance of mycorrhizas for plant nutritional needs. Mycorrhizal maps demonstrate the impact of biostimulators on colonization, causing a delay in growth stages for biostimulated plants. The forecast models reveal gradual colonization in plants without biostimulators, with the expansion of new hyphal networks. In contrast, biostimulated plants exhibit lower permissiveness for new colonization areas, relying on hyphae developed in previous growth stages.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Oluwaseun Adeyinka Fasusi, Adenike Eunice Amoo, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
Summary: This study successfully propagated arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in greenhouse conditions and found significant positive effects on maize plant growth, root colonization, and AMF spore count, compared to the control.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Horticulture
M. Angelo Rodrigues, Luisa Borsa Piroli, Douglas Forcelini, Soraia Raimundo, Lucas da Silva Domingues, Luis Cesar Cassol, Carlos Manuel Correia, Margarida Arrobas
Summary: The experiment highlighted the important role of mycorrhizal fungi in increasing phosphorus bioavailability and soil organic carbon content, but had limited effects on other nutrient uptake and metal excess alleviation in olive plants. Olive plants showed their own exclusion mechanisms for metals, with higher iron levels in roots compared to shoots. The increase in plant dry matter in the mycorrhizal treatment was attributed to the initial content of N, P, and K in the commercial product. The commercial mycorrhizal fungi may not benefit farmers in this specific context, suggesting the need for targeted use in agriculture.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Outamamat Elmostapha, Dounas Hanane, Bouamari Rachid, Ouahmane Lahcen
Summary: In semi-arid Mediterranean ecosystems, constraints have led to intense forest destruction and ecosystem degradation, particularly affecting the production of the Argan tree. The use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi has been shown to significantly improve the growth, mineral nutrition, and photosynthesis of Argan seedlings, making it a recommended eco-friendly strategy for the restoration of degraded ecosystems.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
M. J. Salomon, R. Demarmels, S. J. Watts-Williams, M. J. McLaughlin, A. Kafle, C. Ketelsen, A. Soupir, H. Buecking, T. R. Cavagnaro, M. G. A. van der Heijden
Summary: The study evaluated the effectiveness of 28 commercial AMF inoculants in promoting plant growth, with most of them failing to significantly enhance mycorrhizal colonization under greenhouse conditions. Effects on plant growth under field conditions were found to be dependent on changes within the mycorrhizal community.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Sara Laranjeira, Anabela Fernandes-Silva, Sara Reis, Cristina Torcato, Fernando Raimundo, Luis Ferreira, Valdemar Carnide, Guilhermina Marques
Summary: This study found that co-inoculation with plant growth promoting bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi benefits chickpea plant growth and yield, particularly in drought stress conditions. Plants irrigated only during the reproductive stages had the highest cumulative grain yield. Therefore, in water-scarce environments, deficit irrigation combined with microbial inoculation offers potential benefits for chickpea agricultural production.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yan-Hong Wu, Yong Qin, Qing-Qing Cai, Min Liu, Dong-Mei He, Xin Chen, Hai Wang, Zhu-Yun Yan
Summary: This study reveals that the AMF community has great potential to improve the productivity and the accumulation of bioactive constituents in S. miltiorrhiza, indicating that it is an effective way to achieve sustainable agricultural development through using the AMF community.
Article
Soil Science
Habtamu M. Fenta, Misbah A. Hussein, Seifu A. Tilahun, Prossie Nakawuka, Tammo S. Steenhuis, Jennie Barron, Abera Adie, Michael Blummel, Petra Schmitter
Summary: The study evaluates the effectiveness of soil mechanical or biological interventions to improve soil water management and crop yield in rainfed maize systems while reducing soil erosion and runoff. Results showed that certain methods can increase maize yield and reduce soil erosion.
Article
Horticulture
Reda M. Y. Zewail, Maha Ali, Ibrahim S. H. El-Gamal, Sherine H. A. Al-Maracy, Khandakar R. Islam, Mohamed Elsadek, Ehab Azab, Adil A. Gobouri, Nihal ElNahhas, Mostafa H. M. Mohamed, Heba S. El-Desouky
Summary: The study demonstrated that the combination of arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) and nano boron can significantly improve the growth, chlorophyll content, and stevioside content of stevia, as well as increase the nutrient and biochemical content in the leaves.
Article
Agronomy
Muhammad Shafiq, Josefina Casas-Solis, Cecilia Neri-Luna, Munazza Kiran, Saba Yasin, Diego Raymundo Gonzalez-Eguiarte, Alejandro Munoz-Urias
Summary: Climate change has posed challenges to large-scale crop production worldwide. Redesigning agricultural systems such as intercropping and utilizing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can help maximize the efficient use of natural resources. The study demonstrated that using soil-propagated Rhizophagus irregularis AMF in combination with suitable growth substrates showed significant positive effects on plant growth, root parameters, chlorophyll content, and nutrient accumulation, making it a promising candidate for enhancing growth and productivity under greenhouse conditions.
Article
Plant Sciences
Natasha M. Glover, Ioanna Antoniadi, Gavin M. George, Lars Goetzenberger, Ruben Gutzat, Kadri Koorem, Pierre Liancourt, Kinga Rutowicz, Krishna Saharan, Wanhui You, Philipp Mayer
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2016)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lukas Schutz, Andreas Gattinger, Matthias Meier, Adrian Muller, Thomas Boller, Paul Mader, Natarajan Mathimaran
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Soil Science
Rashi Gupta, Natarajan Mathimaran, Andres Wiemken, Thomas Boller, Virendra S. Bisaria, Shilpi Sharma
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Microbiology
N. Mathimaran, R. Srivastava, A. Wiemken, A. K. Sharma, T. Boller
JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
(2012)
Article
Plant Sciences
Florian Walder, Helge Niemann, Mathimaran Natarajan, Moritz F. Lehmann, Thomas Boller, Andres Wiemken
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
M. V. R. K. Sarma, Ashwani Gautam, Lalit Kumar, Krishna Saharan, Avhijeet Kapoor, Nishant Shrivastava, Vikram Sahai, V. S. Bisaria
PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
(2013)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
K. C. Kumawat, Poonam Sharma, Asmita Sirari, Inderjeet Singh, B. S. Gill, Ummed Singh, Krishna Saharan
WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Devesh Singh, Natarajan Mathimaran, Thomas Boller, Ansgar Kahmen
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Devesh Singh, Natarajan Mathimaran, Thomas Boller, Ansgar Kahmen
Article
Microbiology
Kailash Chand Kumawat, Nadia Razdan, Krishna Saharan
Summary: This study emphasizes the importance of managing rhizospheric microbiota to optimize agricultural production and environmental sustainability. By analyzing the structure and dynamics of microbial communities, benefits such as increased plant growth, nutrient acquisition, and disease tolerance can be achieved. Molecular techniques and network analysis tools are being developed to gain a deeper understanding of interactions between plants and microbes.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Dario Angeli, Krishna Saharan, Guillem Segarra, Carmela Sicher, Ilaria Pertot
Article
Environmental Sciences
Krishna Saharan, Lukas Schutz, Ansgar Kahmen, Andres Wiemken, Thomas Boller, Natarajan Mathimaran
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Mycology
N. Mathimaran, Mahaveer P. Sharma, Mohan B. Raju, D. J. Bagyaraj
Article
Soil Science
He Zhang, Aurore Degre, Caroline De Clerck, Shuangshuang Li, Jinshan Lian, Yuanyuan Peng, Tao Sun, Lindan Luo, Yanan Yue, Guihua Li, Jianfeng Zhang
Summary: The continuous expansion of sandy soil poses a threat to crop security. The use of chitin-rich organic material and attapulgite as soil amendments can improve degraded soil by increasing nutrient content and enzyme activity and altering bacterial community structure. This study provides insights into the link between soil properties, bacterial community structure, and microbial carbon metabolism function.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xian Zhou, Yi Jiang, Ganghua Leng, Wanting Ling, Jian Wang
Summary: Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) residues have significant impacts on soil pollution remediation. The addition of exogenous functional microbial consortium and glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) can promote the degradation of bound PAH residues. This study fills the cognitive gap of GRSP in regulating the degradation of bound PAH residues in soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
Xinyu Zhao, Evrim Elcin, Lizhi He, Meththika Vithanage, Xiaokai Zhang, Jie Wang, Shuo Wang, Yun Deng, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Sabry M. Shaheen, Hailong Wang, Zhenyu Wang
Summary: The increase of cultivated varieties of Chinese herbal remedies, the expansion of cultivation area, and long-term monoculture cropping have led to aggravated problems of soil diseases, yield loss, and quality reduction. Biochar, as a carbon-rich material, has the potential to improve soil quality and alleviate continuous crop obstacles for Chinese herbal remedies.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Soil Science
Melanie M. Pollierer, Anton Potapov, Andrey Zaitsev
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Yajie Wang, Jiefeng Li, Yongfen Wei, Zhiyi Deng, Xiaodi Hao, Fusheng Li
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of heavy metal pollution caused by coal production on soil microbial ecology in the semi-arid region of Heilongjiang. The results reveal negative correlations between heavy metals and bacterial abundance and diversity. Twelve sensitive bacterial taxa and corresponding models were identified. Water content and total phosphorus were also found to play vital roles in regulating the bacterial community in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Sujit Das, Sunanda Biswas, B. Ramakrishnan, T. K. Das, T. J. Purakayastha, B. H. Gawade, Priya Singh, Partha Sarathi Ghorai, Saloni Tripathy, Kanchan Sinha
Summary: This study assessed the impact of conservation agriculture on the biological soil health index in a rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The results showed that zero till direct seeded rice and crop residue incorporation could improve soil organic carbon, enzyme activities, and microbial population. Specifically, the inclusion of mungbean residues and sesbania brown manuring significantly increased the abundance of the nifH gene in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xingxiu Huang, Genxing Pan, Lianqing Li, Xuhui Zhang, Hailong Wang, Nanthi Bolan, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Chongjian Ma, Fuwei Liang, Yanjie Chen, Huashou Li
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of using a mixture of biomass waste ash and biochar on soil pH, heavy metal remediation, and plant growth. The results showed that the mixed use could ameliorate soil acidification, reduce absorption of cadmium and lead by plants, and promote plant growth. The special fertilizer prepared from the mixture can be used to promote crop growth and reduce environmental pollution.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Astrid C. H. Jaeger, Martin Hartmann, Rafaela Feola Conz, Johan Six, Emily F. Solly
Summary: This study investigates the effects of tree mortality on soil microbial communities using a mesocosm experiment. The results show that tree death influenced soil microbial abundance and composition, with the potential to affect soil processes in forest ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Dane C. Elmquist, Subodh Adhikari, Ina Popova, Sanford D. Eigenbrode
Summary: This study investigated the effects of soil arthropod communities from cereal-based agroecosystems on wheat plant growth and above-belowground interactions. The results showed that wheat grown in soils with arthropod communities had better growth and defense against aphids, compared to wheat grown in soils without arthropod communities.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Lei Wang, Jing Wang, Zhonghou Tang, Jidong Wang, Yongchun Zhang
Summary: This study found that the application of organic fertilizer enhances carbon and phosphorus cycling enzyme activities in soil, reshapes the soil microbial community structure, and regulates the interactions between these crucial indicators through soil organic carbon.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
M. Pawlett, N. T. Girkin, L. Deeks, D. L. Evans, R. Sakrabani, P. Masters, K. Garnett, N. Marquez-Grant
Summary: The modern funeral industry faces environmental risks and challenges, and natural burial offers a more sustainable alternative. However, there is a lack of research comparing the risks and benefits of natural burial practices, including groundwater contamination and atmospheric emissions. More scientific research is needed to understand and regulate funeral options, as well as cultural incentives for natural burial.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhongcheng Wang, Jin Zhao, Dan Xiao, Meifeng Chen, Xunyang He
Summary: Root AMF colonization, diversity, and interactions vary with soil depth. Higher soil nutrient levels and root biomass promote colonization but suppress diversity and interactions in the upper soil layer compared to deeper layers.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhiyang Zhang, Shiting Zhang, Riikka Rinnan
Summary: This study revealed the mechanisms behind the effects of dung deposition on soil heterotrophic respiration, providing insights for grassland management and carbon feedback prediction in grazed ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Ismail Ibrahim Garba, Graham R. Stirling, A. Marcelle Stirling, Alwyn Williams
Summary: Integrating diverse cover crops into dryland crop-fallow rotations can enhance soil nutrient and water retention, suppress soil-borne pests, and improve soil health. The effects on soil nematode communities are modulated by the functional type and mixture composition of the cover crops. Selecting cover crops with appropriate traits can improve soil health through suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes, promotion of free-living nematodes, and enhancement of soil food web complexity.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Min Li, Chao He, Miao Wei, Junmeng Long, Jingru Wang, Xinrong Yang, Kehan Wang, Xueli He
Summary: In extreme desert environments, black septate endophytes (DSE) can benefit the relict plant Gymnocarpos przewalskii by assisting it to survive and maintain ecosystem stability. The colonization of DSE in the roots of G. przewalskii varies significantly with seasons and sites, with soil properties being a major factor affecting the composition of DSE. Additionally, the functional metabolite composition of DSE strains varies greatly with different drought levels and isolates, indicating the potential complementarity between different strains in helping hosts cope with drought stress.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)