ArticlePlant direct2019
Inoculation with the mycorrhizal fungus
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- How do arbuscular mycorrhizas affect reproductive functional fitness of host plants?Frontiers in plant science · 2022Pooled it
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- Rhizobacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) Community in Growth Management and Mitigating Stress in Millets: A Plant-Soil Microbe Symbiotic Relationship.Current microbiology · 2025Review
- Impact of Mycorrhiza Inoculations and Iron Amino Chelate on Growth and Physiological Changes of Cucumber Seedlings Across Different pH Levels.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring the potential of endophyte-plant interactions for improving crop sustainable yields in a changing climate.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Review
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- Mycorrhizal status and host genotype interact to shape plant nutrition in field grown maize (Zea mays ssp. mays).Mycorrhiza · 2023Article
- Effect of mycorrhizae on phosphate fertilization efficiency and maize growth under field conditions.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Overlapping Root Architecture and Gene Expression of Nitrogen Transporters for Nitrogen Acquisition of Tomato Plants Colonized with Isolates ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus modulates defense-related genes expression in banana seedlings susceptible to wilt disease.Plant signaling & behavior · 2021Article
- Diversity and species composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across maize fields in the southern part of Belgium.Mycorrhiza · 2021Article
- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Enhances Photosynthesis in the Medicinal HerbPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Inoculation with the mycorrhizal fungusPlant direct · 2019Article
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Abstract
Plant root systems play a fundamental role in nutrient and water acquisition. In resource-limited soils, modification of root system architecture is an important strategy to optimize plant performance. Most terrestrial plants also form symbiotic associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to maximize nutrient uptake. In addition to direct delivery of nutrients, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi benefit the plant host by promoting root growth. Here, we aimed to quantify the impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis on root growth and nutrient uptake in maize. Inoculated plants showed an increase in both biomass and the total content of twenty quantified elements. In addition, image analysis showed mycorrhizal plants to have denser, more branched root systems. For most of the quantified elements, the increase in content in mycorrhizal plants was proportional to root and overall plant growth. However, the increase in boron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sulfur, and strontium was greater than predicted by root system size alone, indicating fungal delivery to be supplementing root uptake.
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