SynthesisBMC plant biology2024
Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves plant biomass and nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients: a meta-analysis.
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- Microbe-biochar interaction in improving plant growth and water reuse in a green wall system.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Molecular markers for the study of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Physiology, Metabolomics, and Transcriptomics Reveal Effects of AMF andMetabolites · 2026Article
- Variable suppression by mycorrhiza of root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus thornei reproduction among mung bean genotypes has implications for phenotyping.Mycorrhiza · 2026Article
- Sustainable utilization of phosphogypsum in agriculture enhanced by mycorrhizal organisms: a new perspective.BMC biotechnology · 2026Article
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- Legume-grass mixtures with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve plant physiology, optimizing carbon and nitrogen dynamics and forage quality in perennial living mulches.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Systemic regulation of rhizosphere nutrient activation by polyol-chelated fertilizers: evidence and a conceptual framework.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Impact of phosphorus supply and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on rhizosphere fungal communities and growth ofFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobium facilitate nitrogen uptake and transfer in soybean/tobacco intercropping system.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Genotype-dependent stability and specialization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities under drought in common bean.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Role of the Plant-Microbiome Partnership in Environmentally Harmonious 21st Century Agriculture.Microorganisms · 2025Review
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Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have profound effects on plant growth and nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) nutrition. However, a comprehensive evaluation of how plant N and P respond to AMF inoculation is still unavailable. Here, we complied data from 187 original researches and carried out a meta-analysis to assess the effects of AMF inoculation on plant growth and N and P nutrition. We observe overall positive effects of AMF inoculation on plant performance. The mean increases of plant biomass, N concentration, P concentration, N and P uptake of whole plant are 47%, 16%, 27%, 67%, and 105%, respectively. AMF inoculation induces more increases in plant concentrations and storage of P than N. Plant responses to AMF inoculation are substantially higher with single AMF species than with mixed AMF species, in laboratory experiments than in field experiments, and in legumes than in non-legumes. The response ratios of plant N and P nutrition are positively correlated with AMF colonization rate, N addition, P addition, and water condition, while unvaried with experiment duration. The biggest and smallest effect sizes of AMF inoculation on plant performance are observed in the application of nitrate and ammonium, respectively. Accordingly, this meta-analysis study clearly suggests that AMF inoculation improves both plant N and P nutrients and systematically clarifies the variation patterns in AMF effects with various biotic and abiotic factors. These findings highlight the important role of AMF inoculation in enhancing plant N and P resource acquisitions and provide useful references for evaluating the AMF functions under the future global changes.
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