Article
Ecology
Romy Moukarzel, Hayley J. Ridgway, Lauren Waller, Alexis Guerin-Laguette, Natalia Cripps-Guazzone, E. Eirian Jones
Summary: This study manipulated AMF communities in grapevine rootstock and found that specific AMF communities had differential effects on grapevine rootstock growth and nutrient uptake. The presence of its own AMF community generally improved the performance of a rootstock. AMF spore diversity and the relative abundance of certain species played important roles in competition and growth outcomes.
Article
Ecology
Zhonghua Wen, Yixuan Chen, Zunqi Liu, Jun Meng
Summary: The application of biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is important for improving soil properties and plant growth. This study found that the combination of biochar and AMF significantly improved soil nutrient availability and root traits in rice, resulting in enhanced nutrient absorption capacity.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mengyuan Xi, Elizabeth Deyett, Nichole Ginnan, Vanessa E. T. M. Ashworth, Tyler Dang, Sohrab Bodaghi, Georgios Vidalakis, M. Caroline Roper, Sydney Glassman, Philippe E. Rolshausen
Summary: The study examines how different climatic zones (California and Florida) and farming practices affect the diversity and composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) communities in citrus trees. It also investigates the impact of low-input organic farming and the huanglongbing (HLB) disease on AMF communities in citrus roots. The findings suggest that geographic location, management practices, and diseases can significantly influence AMF community composition in citrus.
PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Gilbert Koskey, Luciano Avio, Alessandra Turrini, Cristiana Sbrana, Paolo Barberi
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of relay intercropping of durum wheat and lentils on soil mycorrhizal fungi. The results showed that relay intercropping increased lentil grain yield and durum wheat grain protein concentration, and enhanced soil mycorrhizal activity. However, the effect on mycorrhizal root colonization varied. The changes in AMF species diversity and community structure were mainly influenced by crop species and year.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Mohanned Abdalla, Michael Bitterlich, Jan Jansa, David Pueschel, Mutez A. Ahmed
Summary: This article reviews the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in improving crop drought tolerance, highlighting their effects on water supply and the biophysical mechanisms involved. Using a soil-plant hydraulic model, the authors demonstrate how AMF can enhance water transport in the soil and extend root length to mitigate the impact of soil drying on plant water potential. The synthesis of evidence and simulations suggest that AMF symbiosis postpones the onset of stress by regulating transpiration rates and leaf water potentials during drought, thus promoting crop survival under limited water availability. The article also calls for future research to integrate soil and root hydraulic dynamics in order to better understand the role of AMF in plant-water relations under changing climate conditions.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiao Pan, Shan Cao, Guofeng Xu, Muzammal Rehman, Xin Li, Dengjie Luo, Caijin Wang, Wangqiang Fang, Huiping Xiao, Changjun Liao, Peng Chen
Summary: Inoculation of kenaf with AMF can enhance its tolerance to Cd, reduce Cd transport to aboveground plant tissues, and improve plant growth. AMF can also increase cell wall polysaccharide content, which helps bind Cd in the cell wall. Additionally, AMF can reduce the biological effectiveness of Cd by increasing soil pH and organic matter content.
Article
Plant Sciences
John V. Ramana, Jason M. Tylianakis, Hayley J. Ridgway, Ian A. Dickie
Summary: Plant root traits, such as root diameter and native/exotic status, strongly influence the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities. Coarse-rooted plants have a lower diversity of mycorrhizal fungi and associate less with generalist fungal partners compared to fine-rooted plants. Exotic plants have a lower diversity of fungi and fewer associations with nondominant families of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi compared to native plants.
Article
Soil Science
Cuc T. K. Tran, Stephanie J. Watts-Williams, Ronald J. Smernik, Timothy R. Cavagnaro
Summary: This study investigates the impact of arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM) on soil phosphorus (P) leaching in soils with different textures. It found that soil texture influenced mycorrhizal colonization, plant growth, and plant P concentration, as well as the concentration and chemical composition of P and DOC leached. The results show that mycorrhizal plants can reduce P loss via leaching in sandy soil, while roots have the greatest impact on increasing P and DOC leaching regardless of mycorrhizal colonization.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mei Yang, Zhaoyong Shi, Bede S. Mickan, Mengge Zhang, Libing Cao
Summary: The study found that warming significantly altered the AMF community structure, with higher AMF richness under the simulated warming chamber, but only at the elevation of 3,500 m. Warming did not affect other AMF alpha diversity indices. Glomus and Acaulospora were the dominant AMF genera in control and warming treatments at different elevations.
Article
Plant Sciences
Michelle Hubbard, Madeleine Thomson, Alexander Menun, William E. May, Gary Peng, Luke D. Bainard
Summary: Pulse crops such as field pea and lentil are economically important and widely grown in the Canadian prairies. However, root rot caused by various pathogens has become a yield-limiting factor. This study found that nitrogen fertilization can reduce root rot at certain locations, but commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation has no impact. There is a negative correlation between soil pH and disease severity.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lan Li, Qianying Liu, Shibei Ge, Mingjia Tang, Liqun He, Yuwen Zou, Jingquan Yu, Yanhong Zhou
Summary: Auxins are a class of plant hormones that play roles in the establishment and maintenance of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (AMS). In this study, it was found that the transcription factors ARFs and AUX/IAAs in the auxin signaling pathway co-regulate the transcription of auxin response genes, highlighting their importance in the early stage of AMS. Additionally, SlARF6 was found to negatively regulate AMF colonization, while SlIAA23 promoted AMS and phosphorus uptake by interacting with SlARF6. Furthermore, SlARF6 and SlIAA23 played opposing roles in strigolactone synthesis and accumulation in AMF-colonized tomato roots.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Iver Jakobsen, Lisa Munkvold Murmann, Soren Rosendahl
Summary: The study investigated the impact of two fungicides on the performance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and found that low doses of the fungicides enhanced root colonization by AMF, while high doses suppressed their performance. The fungicides generated biphasic response curves in irradiated soil, indicating a hormetic effect on AMF.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Felipe E. Albornoz, Megan H. Ryan, Gary D. Bending, Sally Hilton, Ian A. Dickie, Deirdre B. Gleeson, Rachel J. Standish
Summary: This study shows that Glomeromycotinian AMF are widely present in various ecosystems, while Mucoromycotina AMF are more favored in agricultural landscapes, especially in temperate regions. Temperature, rainfall, soil pH, and plant richness strongly influence the richness and composition of both fungal groups. The research highlights the importance of understanding the ecological niches and phylogeny of these different groups of AMF.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mengying Li, Liqun Cai
Summary: The addition of biochar increases the colonization rate of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and significantly improves maize growth and phosphorus uptake. Biochar mainly enhances phosphorus uptake by regulating root morphology and plant phosphorus content, whereas AMF enhances microbial activity and phosphatase activity, leading to more efficient phosphorus uptake by maize, especially under water stress conditions.
Article
Soil Science
Keunbae Kim, Patrick Neuberger, Erin J. Daly, Monika Gorzelak, Guillermo Hernandez-Ramirez
Summary: This study investigated arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) diversity and community composition in annual and perennial grain crops in the Canadian prairies. The results showed significant differences in AMF diversity and community composition between the two study sites, which were attributed to their different cropping management histories. The addition of nitrogen fertilizer did not affect AMF diversity and community compositions, but increased the abundance of Archaeospora. The most predominant genus in these agroecosystems was Paraglomus.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiao-Lin Sui, Wei Huang, Yun-Ju Li, Kai-Yun Guan, Ai-Rong Li
JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH
(2015)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wen-Jun Li, Xiao-Lin Sui, Patrick Kuss, Yan-Yan Liu, Ai-Rong Li, Kai-Yun Guan
Article
Plant Sciences
Yanyan Liu, Teyibai Taxipulati, Yanming Gong, Xiaolin Sui, Xuezhao Wang, Serge-Etienne Parent, Yukun Hu, Kaiyun Guan, Airong Li
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ai-Rong Li, Sally E. Smith, F. Andrew Smith, Kai-Yun Guan
Article
Plant Sciences
Ai-Rong Li, Yun-Ju Li, Sally E. Smith, F. Andrew Smith, Kai-Yun Guan
Article
Plant Sciences
Ai-Rong Li, Kai-Yun Guan, Rebecca Stonor, Sally E. Smith, F. Andrew Smith
Article
Plant Sciences
Yong-Quan Ren, Kai-Yun Guan, Ai-Rong Li, Xiao-Jian Hu, Le Zhang
Article
Plant Sciences
Ai-Rong Li, F. Andrew Smith, Sally E. Smith, Kai-Yun Guan
FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY
(2012)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiao-Lin Sui, Ai-Rong Li, Yan Chen, Kai-Yun Guan, Lu Zhuo, Yan-Yan Liu
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiao-Lin Sui, Ting Zhang, Yu-Qing Tian, Rui-Juan Xue, Ai-Rong Li
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Wenjun Li, Zhihao Su, Airong Li, Kaiyun Guan, Ying Feng
Article
Plant Sciences
Ai-Rong Li, Ping Mao, Yun-Ju Li
Article
Plant Sciences
Lei Xiang, Yanmei Li, Xiaolin Sui, Airong Li
Article
Plant Sciences
Xuezhao Wang, Xiaolin Sui, Yanyan Liu, Lei Xiang, Ting Zhang, Juanjuan Fu, Airong Li, Peizhi Yang