Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilisation Rates Alter Mycorrhizal Contribution to Barley Nutrition in a Field Trial
Controlled environment studies show that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may contribute to plant nitrogen (N) uptake, but the role of these near-ubiquitous symbionts in crop plant N nutrition under natural field conditions remains largely unknown. In a field trial, we tested the effects of N fert...
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| description | Controlled environment studies show that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may contribute to plant nitrogen (N) uptake, but the role of these near-ubiquitous symbionts in crop plant N nutrition under natural field conditions remains largely unknown. In a field trial, we tested the effects of N fertilisation and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivar identity on the contribution of AMF to barley N uptake using 15N tracers added to rhizosphere soil compartments. AMF were shown capable of significantly increasing plant 15N acquisition from root exclusion zones, and this was influenced by nitrogen addition type, N fertiliser application rate and barley cultivar identity. Our data demonstrate a previously overlooked potential route of crop plant N uptake which may be influenced substantially and rapidly in response to shifting agricultural management practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af206342616a46bc9632129fc13fb2782022-12-22T01:09:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2019-10-011010.3389/fpls.2019.01312473470Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilisation Rates Alter Mycorrhizal Contribution to Barley Nutrition in a Field TrialTom Thirkell0Tom Thirkell1Duncan Cameron2Angela Hodge3Department of Biology, University of York, York, United KingdomDepartment of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United KingdomDepartment of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United KingdomDepartment of Biology, University of York, York, United KingdomControlled environment studies show that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may contribute to plant nitrogen (N) uptake, but the role of these near-ubiquitous symbionts in crop plant N nutrition under natural field conditions remains largely unknown. In a field trial, we tested the effects of N fertilisation and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivar identity on the contribution of AMF to barley N uptake using 15N tracers added to rhizosphere soil compartments. AMF were shown capable of significantly increasing plant 15N acquisition from root exclusion zones, and this was influenced by nitrogen addition type, N fertiliser application rate and barley cultivar identity. Our data demonstrate a previously overlooked potential route of crop plant N uptake which may be influenced substantially and rapidly in response to shifting agricultural management practices.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01312/fullarbuscular mycorrhizanitrogenbarleyfield trialplant ecophysiology |
| spellingShingle | Tom Thirkell Tom Thirkell Duncan Cameron Angela Hodge Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilisation Rates Alter Mycorrhizal Contribution to Barley Nutrition in a Field Trial Frontiers in Plant Science arbuscular mycorrhiza nitrogen barley field trial plant ecophysiology |
| title | Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilisation Rates Alter Mycorrhizal Contribution to Barley Nutrition in a Field Trial |
| title_full | Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilisation Rates Alter Mycorrhizal Contribution to Barley Nutrition in a Field Trial |
| title_fullStr | Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilisation Rates Alter Mycorrhizal Contribution to Barley Nutrition in a Field Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilisation Rates Alter Mycorrhizal Contribution to Barley Nutrition in a Field Trial |
| title_short | Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilisation Rates Alter Mycorrhizal Contribution to Barley Nutrition in a Field Trial |
| title_sort | contrasting nitrogen fertilisation rates alter mycorrhizal contribution to barley nutrition in a field trial |
| topic | arbuscular mycorrhiza nitrogen barley field trial plant ecophysiology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01312/full |
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