Article
Plant Sciences
Analia Valdebenito, Javiera Nahuelcura, Christian Santander, Pablo Cornejo, Boris Contreras, Sergio Gomez-Alonso, Antonieta Ruiz
Summary: This study evaluated the phenolic profiles and antioxidant activity of potato crops inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The results showed that AMF can protect plants against water stress.
Article
Plant Sciences
Qian Shu, Dong Xia, Yueyang Ma, Yang Zhang, Ting Luo, Jiaxin Ma, Fang Liu, Shuxing Yan, Daxiang Liu
Summary: The introduction of AMF into vegetation concrete substrate is an effective solution to solve the inhibition of alkaline environment on plant growth. The effects of substrate cement content on the inoculation of AMF were different for different host plants. For Festuca elata, the maximum mycorrhizal infection rates of GM and MI inoculation were observed when the cement contents ranged from 5% to 8%, while the maximum mycorrhizal infection rate of GI inoculation was observed with the cement contents ranging from 5% to 10%. However, substrate cement content had little effect on the root system of Cassia glauca. Single inoculation was more effective than mixed inoculation for both plants.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zengyu Zhang, Bei Li, Yongxian Liu, Lixin He, Ting Pang, Zongdao Chen, Md Jahidul Islam Shohag, Xiuyan Miao, Xi Li, Minghua Gu, Yanyan Wei
Summary: Selenium is an essential trace element for humans, and AMF inoculation and selenium fertilizer application have a promoting effect on selenium uptake in soybean. Fertilization with selenite and inoculation with different AMF strains affect the speciation, biomass and accumulation of selenium in soybean. The combined use of AMF inoculation and selenium fertilizer increases the bioavailable selenium in soil and promotes the total selenium concentration and organic selenium accumulation in soybean. These results suggest that AMF inoculation combined with selenium fertilizer can be a promising strategy for selenium biofortification in soybean.
Article
Agronomy
Tong Si, Jinhao Lu, Yidan Cao, Zhaohui Tang, Dunwei Ci, Xiaona Yu, Xiaojun Zhang, Yuefu Wang, Xiaoxia Zou
Summary: Combined microbial agent (CMA) consisting of AMF and LP significantly enhances peanut salinity tolerance by improving plant growth, photosynthetic capacity, antioxidant system, and regulating stress-responsive pathways and root metabolism.
JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Gonzalo Tereucan, Antonieta Ruiz, Javiera Nahuelcura, Paulina Oyarzun, Christian Santander, Peter Winterhalter, Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira, Pablo Cornejo
Summary: The study showed that wheat plants inoculated with AMF exhibited higher antioxidant activity and phenolic content, indicating their ability to cope with water stress, which is important in regions where global climate change is leading to reduced rainfall.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yan-Hong Wang, Nai-Li Zhang, Min-Qiang Wang, Xiao-Bin He, Zhi-Qiang Lv, Jia Wei, Xiu Su, Ai-Ping Wu, Yan Li
Summary: This study investigated the interactive effects of salinity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on male and female Morus alba clones. It was found that salinity had negative effects on plant growth, photosynthetic traits, and nutrient uptake, while mycorrhizal inoculation mitigated these effects. Females showed greater benefits from AMF inoculation, with improved biomass accumulation and nutrient concentrations, indicating potential sex-specific differences in mycorrhizal strategies for growth under saline conditions.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Horticulture
Weihong Fu, Mengyao Yan, Lin Zhao, Xianqi Zeng, Binhua Cai, Shenchun Qu, Sanhong Wang
Summary: Utilization of plants-microbe's interactions to remediate calcium (Ca) deficiency soils is effective and practical. A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and the synergy of AMF and Ca fertilizer on physiological and transcriptomic responses in apple rootstock roots. The results revealed that AMF and Ca fertilizer synergistically extended the root system, increased calcium levels, and regulated the expression of genes related to growth and calcium uptake pathways, leading to improved growth and calcium effectiveness in soil.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Linlin Xie, Yinli Bi, Shaopeng Ma, Jianxuan Shang, Qincheng Hu, Peter Christie
Summary: The dual inoculation of maize with AMF and DSE from other plant species had positive effects on plant growth, with the outcome depending on the density of DSE. Low density DSE had lesser impact on plant growth compared to medium or high densities, and AMF promoted above-ground growth more than DSE, while high density DSE promoted root development more than AMF. The combination of AMF and DSE could lead to synergistic growth effects at low DSE density and competitive effects at medium to high DSE densities.
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
Horticulture
Imane Ouallal, Younes Abbas, Houda ElYacoubi, Hamada Imtara, Mashail N. Al Zain, Mohemed Ouajdi, Younes El Goumi, Nurah M. Alzamel, Omar Mohammed Noman, Atmane Rochdi
Summary: The study demonstrates that mycorrhizal symbiosis can enhance the growth of Argan trees under drought conditions and help improve plant resistance to drought stress, especially by supplementing plant potassium and phosphorus absorption. Additionally, mycorrhizal symbiosis can reduce the impact of decreased chlorophyll content in the leaves of plants under drought stress and increase proline and soluble sugar accumulation.
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
Microbiology
Sulaimon Basiru, Mohamed Hijri
Summary: Interventions with commercial inoculants have the potential to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture, but their indiscriminate deployment has raised questions on the unintended consequences of microbial invasion. This article examines the present framework used to define arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) invasion and offers perspectives on the steps needed to avoid negative impacts. It suggests strategies to reduce overdependence on introduced inoculants and recommends policies and regulations to monitor inoculant value chains.
Article
Soil Science
Johan De Gruyter, James T. Weedon, Evelyne M. Elst, Stefan Geisen, Marcel G. A. Van der Heijden, Erik Verbruggen
Summary: The interaction between AM fungi and plants shapes the surrounding soil microbial communities, possibly due to enhanced growth of host plants changing the amount, timing, and form of carbon inputs into soil. This study found changes in the community composition of soil microbial groups in mesocosms inoculated with AM fungi on grass and clover plants, leading to increased plant productivity and other performance measures.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Wantong Zhang, Lu Yu, Bing Han, Kesi Liu, Xinqing Shao
Summary: The inoculation of Funneliformis mosseae can improve the resistance of Elymus nutans to Locusta migratoria, as evidenced by increased plant biomass, nitrogen and phosphorus content, and enzyme activity. The study also identified several volatile organic compounds with insect-resistant properties in mycorrhizal plants.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Slavka Kalapchieva, Ivanka Tringovska, Radka Bozhinova, Valentin Kosev, Tsveta Hristeva
Summary: This study focuses on the interactions of symbionts in the rhizosphere of leguminous plants, specifically the effects of AM fungi on the population levels and relationships of different trophic groups of soil microorganisms. The experimental model used different genotypes of garden peas inoculated with AM fungi to observe their influence over two plant growth cycles. Results indicate that AM fungi have a dominant effect on micromycetes and actinomycetes densities, with possible antagonistic effects, while stimulating ammonifying, phosphate-solubilizing, and diazotrophic Azotobacter bacteria, indicating mutualistic relationships. Additionally, genotype was found to play a decisive role in the populations of mineral NH4+-N immobilizing bacteria and Rhizobium bacteria.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)