[HTML][HTML] The potential role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the restoration of degraded lands

F Asmelash, T Bekele, E Birhane - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Experiences worldwide reveal that degraded lands restoration projects achieve little
success or fail. Hence, understanding the underlying causes and accordingly, devising …

[HTML][HTML] Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance photosynthesis, water use efficiency, and growth of frankincense seedlings under pulsed water availability conditions

E Birhane, FJ Sterck, M Fetene, F Bongers, TW Kuyper - Oecologia, 2012 - Springer
Under drought conditions, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi alter water relationships of
plants and improve their resistance to drought. In a factorial greenhouse experiment, we …

Root colonization and spore abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in distinct successional stages from an Atlantic rainforest biome in southern Brazil

W Zangaro, LV Rostirola, PB de Souza… - Mycorrhiza, 2013 - Springer
The influence of plant functional groups and moderate seasonality on arbuscular
mycorrhizal (AM) fungal status (root colonization and spore density) was investigated during …

[PDF][PDF] Diversity and abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with acacia trees from different land use systems in Ethiopia

Z Belay, M Vestberg, F Assefa - Afr. J. Microbiol. Res, 2013 - Citeseer
The acacia trees are important legumes in the tropics represented by more than 1200
species (Anon, 1983). They are multi-purpose and fast growing woody plants used as fuel …

Effect of drought and season on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a subtropical secondary forest

P Maitra, Y Zheng, L Chen, YL Wang, NN Ji, PP Lü… - Fungal Ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in both soil and roots were examined in May (summer)
and December (winter) under a 4-y drought experiment in a Chinese subtropical secondary …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: the potential soil health indicators

MM Gupta - Soil health, 2020 - Springer
Over the years the concept and understanding of the importance of the soil health have
been well accepted in the agricultural community and there has been a greater focus on …

Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizas in three vegetational types from the semiarid of Ceará State, Brazil

MC Pagano, RB Zandavalli, FS Araujo - Applied Soil Ecology, 2013 - Elsevier
Semiarid lands are the object of a limited number of studies, very few among them aimed at
characterizing root-associated fungal communities. The diverse vegetation occurring in the …

[HTML][HTML] Exclosures restored the density and root colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

E Birhane, KM Gebremedihin, T Tadesse… - Ecological …, 2017 - Springer
Introduction Exclusion of grazing animals and tree plantations were among the methods
used for the restoration of degraded lands in tropical semiarid areas. Exclosures can foster …

Changes in arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi spore density and root colonization of woody plants in response to exclosure age and slope position in the highlands of …

E Birhane, K Aregawi, K Giday - Journal of Arid Environments, 2017 - Elsevier
The functional link between the aboveground systems and the below ground
microorganisms in a plant system determines the restoration and re-establishment success …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of forest composition and disturbance on arbuscular mycorrhizae spore density, arbuscular mycorrhizae root colonization and soil carbon stocks in a …

E Birhane, KF Gebretsadik, G Taye, E Aynekulu… - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
We investigated arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) spore density and root colonization in
three distinct dry Afromontane forest plant communities, representing differing levels of …