ArticlePeerJ2021
Commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculant failed to establish in a vineyard despite priority advantage.
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- Co-occurrence networks reveal candidate AMF-microbe assemblages for generalist and crop-specific inocula.Mycorrhiza · 2026Article
- Belowground-Aboveground climate allies: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as ecosystem bridges for greenhouse gas mitigation.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Harnessing indigenous bacterial defenders to improve disease resistance and plant health in vegetableSustainable microbiology · 2026Review
- Emerging Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture: From Biology to Field Application.MicrobiologyOpen · 2025Review
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- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as Biostimulant and Biocontrol Agents: A Review.Microorganisms · 2024Review
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- The Potential Applications of Commercial Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculants and Their Ecological Consequences.Microorganisms · 2022Review
- Track and trace: how soil labelling techniques have revealed the secrets of resource transport in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.Mycorrhiza · 2022Review
- Methods for assessing the quality of AM fungal bio-fertilizer: Retrospect and future directions.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2022Review
- Does Commercial Inoculation Promote Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Invasion?Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Homo- and Dikaryons of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal FungusFrontiers in plant science · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundArbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi associate with most plants and can increase nutrient uptake. As a result, commercial inoculants called "biofertilizers" containing AM fungi have been developed and marketed to increase plant performance. However, successful establishment of these inoculants remains a challenge, and may be negatively impacted by competition with fungi already present (priority effects). Perennial agriculture may be more amenable if inoculants can be successfully established on crops prior to field planting.
methodsHere, we inoculate grapevine (
resultsWe found that the introduced strain did not establish in any treatment, even with priority advantage, and inoculated vines did not differ in performance from non-inoculated vines. Fungal abundance was not greater than in pre-inoculation soil samples during any of the five years sampled and may have been impaired by high available phosphorus levels in the soil. This study highlights the need to understand and evaluate how the management of the agricultural system will affect establishment before introduction of "biofertilizers", which is often unpredictable.
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