The inevitability of arbuscular mycorrhiza for sustainability in organic agriculture—A critical review

NP George, JG Ray - Frontiers in sustainable food systems, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are significant fertility-promoting microbes in soils.
They enable soil fertility, soil-health and boost crop productivity. There are generalist and …

Fungal endophytes enhance wheat heat and drought tolerance in terms of grain yield and second‐generation seed viability

M Hubbard, JJ Germida… - Journal of applied …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims We evaluated the impact of fungal endophyte symbiosis on the growth,
ecophysiological and reproductive success of wheat exposed to heat and drought. Methods …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) shows higher mycorrhizal colonization when planted in agroforestry than in monoculture

R da Silva Maia, SS Vasconcelos, AB Viana-Junior… - Agroforestry …, 2021 - Springer
The root system of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) has characteristics unfavorable for
nutrient absorption, which may cause it to be dependent on arbuscular mycorrhizal …

Soil nutrient dynamics and plant-induced nutrient mobilisation in organic and low-input farming systems: conceptual framework and relevance

JK Friedel, MR Ardakani - Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Plant nutrition practice in organic agricultural systems is sometimes reduced to a
renunciation of applying readily soluble mineral fertilisers. In organic farming, however, soil …

Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculants on subsequent arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization in pot-cultured field pea (Pisum sativum L.)

H Jin, JJ Germida, FL Walley - Mycorrhiza, 2013 - Springer
The use of commercial inoculants containing non-resident arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(AMF) is an emerging technology in field crop production in Canada. The objective of this …

Phosphorus threshold for arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of crops and tree seedlings

A Shukla, A Kumar, A Jha, Ajit, DVKN Rao - Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2012 - Springer
The study was conducted to investigate the effect of phosphorus (P) concentrations (0, 5, 10,
20, 50, and 100 μg g− 1) on growth and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) colonization of two …

Leaf and root nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry along aridity and soil fertility gradients

G Liu, X Ye, Z Huang, M Dong… - Journal of Vegetation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Leaf nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) concentrations and N: P ratio have been
extensively studied along environmental gradients, but whether and how leaves and roots …

Evaluating Effects of Bradyrhizobium and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation on Yield Components of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) and Nitrogen …

J Mott, O Abaye, M Reiter, R Maguire - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mung beans (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) are only inoculated in some production systems,
but there is a current lack of knowledge on the best inoculants to use for effective nitrogen …

Impact of species identity and phylogenetic relatedness on biologically-mediated plant-soil feedbacks in a low and a high intensity agroecosystem

ZJ Miller, FD Menalled - Plant and Soil, 2015 - Springer
Aims Plant species-specific effects on soil biota and their impacts on subsequent plant
growth, ie plant-soil feedbacks (PSFs, henceforth), are major drivers in natural systems but …

[PDF][PDF] Fungal endophytes that confer heat and drought tolerance to wheat

M Hubbard - 2012 - harvest.usask.ca
Fungal endophytes can improve plant tolerance to abiotic stresses such as heat and
drought. I hypothesized that the six endophytic fungi SMCD 2204, 2206, 2208, 2210, 2214 …