The association of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi with plant roots is the oldest and ecologically most important symbiotic relationship between higher plants and microorganisms, yet the mechanism by which these fungi detect the presence of a plant host is poorly understood. Previous studies have shown that roots secrete a branching factor (BF) that strongly stimulates branching of hyphae dur...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the tolerance of micropropagated and mycorrhized alpinia plants to the parasite Meloidogyne arenaria. The experimental design was completely randomized with a factorial arrangement of four inoculation treatments with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) (Gigaspora albida, Claroideoglomus etunicatum, Acaulospora longula, and a non-inoculated control) in the ...

Abstract Purpose Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play a key role in medicinal plant species, besides their ecological shaping communities. Knowledge about the diversity and structure of AMF communities associated with endangered Prunus fricana is valuable conservation domestication species for its products. Methods We investigated rhizosphere soils P. africana trees occurring four fragmented...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establish beneficial symbiotic associations with plants, enhancing their nutrient uptake, growth, and stress tolerance. The present study was aimed to investigate AMF spore density, species composition, colonization patterns, correlation of these indices soil physicochemical parameters at four vineyards located in one the most important grape-producing regions...

Black rice (Oryza sativa L.) contains high concentrations of bioactive compounds that are associated with human-health benefits. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can increase plant performance and these compounds. In a pot experiment, the effects four different species AMF (Claroideoglomus etunicatum; Rhizophagus variabilis; nov. spec.; Acaulospora longula) were assessed on growth performance...