Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> Improves Soybean Growth Even in Soils with Good Nutrition
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) improve plant growth and may be useful in maintaining and even restoring soil. However, data on the latter function are sparse and only indirect, which is especially true for conventional management conditions with adequate nutrient availability. Our study focused...
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| author | Veronika Řezáčová Ema Némethová Iva Stehlíková Alena Czakó Milan Gryndler |
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| description | Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) improve plant growth and may be useful in maintaining and even restoring soil. However, data on the latter function are sparse and only indirect, which is especially true for conventional management conditions with adequate nutrient availability. Our study focused on utilizing the prevalent AMF species, <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i>, to enhance <i>Glycine max</i> production, while also exploring its partly explored impact on soil aggregation. Working in greenhouse conditions, we examined whether, in a nutrient-sufficient environment, AMF would improve crop biomass accumulation and nutrition, as well as the stability of soil aggregates (SAS). We also looked for a synergistic effect of dual inoculation using AMF and symbiotic rhizobium. Plants were or were not inoculated with AMF or <i>Bradyrhizobium japonicum</i> in a two-factorial design. AMF inoculation increased soybean biomass, but AMF inoculation had no impact on P and N input to the shoots. Mycorrhiza did not affect either glomalin abundance or SAS. All the impacts were, however, independent from rhizobial inoculation, which was ineffective in this nutrient-available environment. Our assay suggests that arbuscular mycorrhiza may have a positive effect on soybean growth even under conventional management with adequate nutrition. The positive effects of AMF on soybean growth, together with the fact that AMF generally do not thrive in good nutrient availability, should be taken into account when planning mineral fertilization levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db033eea12c14b2a85464f40f2dee5eb2023-11-19T11:58:28ZengMDPI AGMicrobiology Research2036-74812023-08-011431252126310.3390/microbiolres14030084Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> Improves Soybean Growth Even in Soils with Good NutritionVeronika Řezáčová0Ema Némethová1Iva Stehlíková2Alena Czakó3Milan Gryndler4Crop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, Prague 6, 161 06 Prague, Czech RepublicCrop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, Prague 6, 161 06 Prague, Czech RepublicCrop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, Prague 6, 161 06 Prague, Czech RepublicCrop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, Prague 6, 161 06 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Science, J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, České Mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech RepublicArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) improve plant growth and may be useful in maintaining and even restoring soil. However, data on the latter function are sparse and only indirect, which is especially true for conventional management conditions with adequate nutrient availability. Our study focused on utilizing the prevalent AMF species, <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i>, to enhance <i>Glycine max</i> production, while also exploring its partly explored impact on soil aggregation. Working in greenhouse conditions, we examined whether, in a nutrient-sufficient environment, AMF would improve crop biomass accumulation and nutrition, as well as the stability of soil aggregates (SAS). We also looked for a synergistic effect of dual inoculation using AMF and symbiotic rhizobium. Plants were or were not inoculated with AMF or <i>Bradyrhizobium japonicum</i> in a two-factorial design. AMF inoculation increased soybean biomass, but AMF inoculation had no impact on P and N input to the shoots. Mycorrhiza did not affect either glomalin abundance or SAS. All the impacts were, however, independent from rhizobial inoculation, which was ineffective in this nutrient-available environment. Our assay suggests that arbuscular mycorrhiza may have a positive effect on soybean growth even under conventional management with adequate nutrition. The positive effects of AMF on soybean growth, together with the fact that AMF generally do not thrive in good nutrient availability, should be taken into account when planning mineral fertilization levels.https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7481/14/3/84agricultural soils<i>Funneliformis mosseae</i>plant nutritionsoybean <i>Glycine max</i>stability of soil aggregatestripartite symbiosis |
| spellingShingle | Veronika Řezáčová Ema Némethová Iva Stehlíková Alena Czakó Milan Gryndler Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> Improves Soybean Growth Even in Soils with Good Nutrition Microbiology Research agricultural soils <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> plant nutrition soybean <i>Glycine max</i> stability of soil aggregates tripartite symbiosis |
| title | Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> Improves Soybean Growth Even in Soils with Good Nutrition |
| title_full | Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> Improves Soybean Growth Even in Soils with Good Nutrition |
| title_fullStr | Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> Improves Soybean Growth Even in Soils with Good Nutrition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> Improves Soybean Growth Even in Soils with Good Nutrition |
| title_short | Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> Improves Soybean Growth Even in Soils with Good Nutrition |
| title_sort | arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus i funneliformis mosseae i improves soybean growth even in soils with good nutrition |
| topic | agricultural soils <i>Funneliformis mosseae</i> plant nutrition soybean <i>Glycine max</i> stability of soil aggregates tripartite symbiosis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7481/14/3/84 |
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