ArticleNature microbiology2023
Soil microbiome indicators can predict crop growth response to large-scale inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 193 citations in OpenAlex.
- Microbial inoculants enhance crop yield, photosynthesis and disease suppression in China: a meta-analysis.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Pooled it
- Automated Phenotyping Unveils Trait-Specific Genotypic Variation in Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Responsiveness in Maize (Zea mays).Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Translating soil microbiome knowledge into agricultural decisions.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- Arbuscular mycorrhiza provides postanthesis benefits to maximize wheat grain yield and nitrogen concentration.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Breeding for beneficial microbial associations.Nature communications · 2026Review
- ERF transcription factor StPti5 is a regulator of endophyte community maintenance in potato.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- A novelApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Genetic and environmental regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal responsiveness in petunia: Implications for breeding and trait selection.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2026Article
- Adjuvant-Enabled Halving of Florpyrauxifen-Benzyl Dose Maintains Paddy Weed Control and Enhances Soil Health and Rice Yield.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Fungal diversity, ecology and functions in soil ecosystems.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Harnessing the plant microbiome: innovation towards sustainable agriculture and ecological resilience.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026Review
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal families and exploration-based guilds exhibit distinct responses to long-term N, P and K deficiencies and imbalances.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Co-occurrence networks reveal candidate AMF-microbe assemblages for generalist and crop-specific inocula.Mycorrhiza · 2026Article
- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Mitigate Drought-Enhanced Herbivore Performance in Maize.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Carbon-phosphorus exchange rate constrains density-speed trade-off in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal growth.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Seedling mortality in arbuscular mycorrhizal systems.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- AMF primes immune genes against Puccinia hordei (Brown rust) in Hordeum vulgare but does not reduce pathogen burden.FEMS microbiology letters · 2026Article
- Developing global goals for soil health research and action: report on the "Soil Stars Heligan Summit," The Lost Gardens of Heligan, UK, March 2026.Sustainable microbiology · 2026Article
- Plant microbiome engineering: from inoculation to genome editing.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Assessing functional benefits of specific apple rootstock/AMF associations within context-dependent frameworks.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
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Abstract
Alternative solutions to mineral fertilizers and pesticides that reduce the environmental impact of agriculture are urgently needed. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can enhance plant nutrient uptake and reduce plant stress; yet, large-scale field inoculation trials with AMF are missing, and so far, results remain unpredictable. We conducted on-farm experiments in 54 fields in Switzerland and quantified the effects on maize growth. Growth response to AMF inoculation was highly variable, ranging from -12% to +40%. With few soil parameters and mainly soil microbiome indicators, we could successfully predict 86% of the variation in plant growth response to inoculation. The abundance of pathogenic fungi, rather than nutrient availability, best predicted (33%) AMF inoculation success. Our results indicate that soil microbiome indicators offer a sustainable biotechnological perspective to predict inoculation success at the beginning of the growing season. This predictability increases the profitability of microbiome engineering as a tool for sustainable agricultural management.
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