Arbuscular mycorrhizas possess well developed extraradical mycelium (ERM) network that enlarge the surrounding soil for better acquisition of water and nutrients, besides soil aggregation. Distinction in ERM functioning was studied under a rootbox system, which consisted of root+hyphae and root-free hyphae compartments separated by 37-μm nylon mesh with an air gap. Trifoliate orange (Poncirus t...

Roots of most terrestrial plants form symbiotic associations (mycorrhiza) with soil- borne arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Many studies show that mycorrhizal colonization enhances plant resistance against pathogenic fungi. However, the mechanism of mycorrhiza-induced disease resistance remains equivocal. In this study, we found that mycorrhizal inoculation with AMF Funneliformis mosseae sig...

The poor quality and low productivity of cultivated liquorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) continues to put pressure on wild plant populations. As arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are known to support plant growth and in some cases even to enhance the accumulation of valuable molecules in the plant, the effect of Glomus mosseae on the growth and active ingredient contents was evaluated in liquorice plan...

Monoculture frequently causes loss of soil nutrients and the emergence soil-borne diseases in walnut orchards, whereas it is unknown whether sod culture with Vicia villosa (a popular agroforestry system) orchards impacts structural composition diversity fungal communities. Fungal communities cover plant V. were investigated this work utilizing high-throughput sequencing ITS, as well examination...

Belowground interactions between plant roots, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMFs), and growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can improve growth yield under abiotic stress conditions. A pot factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with three replications was conducted to investigate the effects of AMFs (without inoculation as control, Funneliformis mosseae intraradices) PGPRs c...

The arrival of invasive plants can cause drastic changes to ecosystems, such as the displacement native plant communities and disruption ecological functions. <i>Ligustrum lucidum</i> is an tree species that has been registered in numerous regions worldwide. We analysed effect expansion <i>L. on edaphic properties mycorrhizal fungal forests <i>Celtis tala</i> locat...

Abstract Most species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are propagated with a host plant in pot culture. However, the soil matrix makes it difficult to monitor establishment and development symbiosis. In vitro culturing using Ri T-DNA transformed roots provides clear medium sterile environment which offsets constraints matrix. Nevertheless, conditions provide very different growing compared...