In order to obtain an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) native inoculum from Sierra de Moa and determine the most appropriate conditions for its big scale production, four light and temperature combinations were tested in three plant species (Calophyllum antillanum, Talipariti elatum and Paspalum notatum). Growth and development parameters, as well as the mycorrhizal functioning of the seedlings were evaluated. The natural light treatment under high temperatures (L-H) was the most suitable for the growth and development of the three plant species, showing the highest total biomass values, mainly of root, and a positive root-shoot ratio balance. This treatment also promoted higher values of root mycorrhizal colonization, external mycelium and AMF spore density. A total of 38 AMF species were identified among the plants and environmental conditions tested. Archaeospora sp.1, Glomus sp.5, Glomus brohultii and G. glomerulatum were observed in all the treatments. The L-H condition can be recommended for native inoculum production, as it promotes a better expression of the AM symbiosis and an elevated production of mycorrhizal propagules.
The present study aimed to select efficient arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for sugarcane growth and P nutrition in four soils that spontaneously contained dark septate endophytes (DSE). The effect of nine AMF isolates was evaluated individually in sugarcane presprouted seedlings (SP81-3250) grown under greenhouse conditions for a 120-day period. The isolates that stimulated plant growth in the soils with low P availability were Acaulospora colombiana (ACOL), Claroideoglomus etunicatum (CETU), Gigaspora margarita (GMAR), Rhizophagus clarus (RCLA) and Scutellospora calospora (SCAL). Compared to the Yellow Argisol, which had the highest P level, the Red-Yellow Argisol, with an intermediate P content, increased plant height. Compared to the other treatments, inoculation with ACOL, RCLA, and SCAL resulted in higher foliar P content in plants grown in soils with high to intermediate P levels. Root colonization by AMF and DSE was verified in the plants, with the coexistence of both fungal groups in the same plant and/or root fragment. However, AMF colonization was low compared to DSE colonization. The cooccurrence of DSE and AMF was higher in the plants inoculated with ACOL, RCLA, SCAL, and Dentiscutata heterogama. ACOL, CETU, GMAR, RCLA, and SCAL are AMF isolates that have the potential to establish a mycorrhizal inoculant for sugarcane that would be effective in several soils.
No Brasil a cafeicultura se expande para regiões mais quentes com a cultivar clonal Conilon ‘BRS Ouro Preto’ da espécie C. canephora. A resposta da ‘BRS Ouro Preto’ à inoculação com fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (FMAs) ainda não foi testada. O presente estudo visou selecionar espécies de FMAs promotoras do crescimento e nutrição fosfatada da referida cultivar. Avaliaram-se três clones (M057, M194 e M199) em três Argissolos Vermelho-Amarelos, coletados em áreas sob: cana-de-açúcar (Solo 1), Cerrado (Solo 2) e Mata Atlântica (Solo 3). Os tratamentos de inoculação foram: Acaulospora colombiana+Glomus sp., Acaulospora scrobiculata, Claroideoglomuse tunicatum+Glomus sp., Dentiscutata heterogama, Gigaspora margarita e Rhizophagus clarus, além de duas testemunhas não inoculadas, uma delas com adubação completa. O primeiro e o terceiro solos proporcionaram maior desenvolvimento vegetativo às plantas. O teor de clorofila e fósforo nas folhas foi maior nas plantas do solo 3. A melhor resposta à inoculação, expressa através do crescimento e nutrição das plantas, foi verificada no solo 1, sendo os melhores tratamentos C. etunicatum+ Glomus sp. e G. margarita. A espécie Glomus sp., presente nos tratamentos A. colombiana + Glomus sp. e C. etunicatum+Glomus sp., apresentou alta esporulação e promoveu o crescimento e nutrição da ‘BRS Ouro Preto’. Os clones M057 e M194 apresentaram maior crescimento, resposta à inoculação e esporulação de FMAs, comparados ao clone M199. Assim, os clones M057 e M194 podem ser considerados micotróficos e promotores da esporulação, enquanto o clone M199 caracteriza-se por baixa micotrofia.
Dark septate endophytes (DSEs) constitute a polyphyletic group within the Ascomycota, with global distribution and a wide range of host plant species. The present study evaluated the diversity of DSE in sugarcane roots of the varieties RB867515, RB966928, and RB92579, and four varieties of not commercialized energy cane. A total of 16 DSE strains were isolated, mostly from the varieties RB966928 and RB867515, with six and five isolates, respectively. Just one of the four energy cane varieties had fungi with DSE appearance. The analyses of the DNA sequences from the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the large subunit (LSU), in association with the micromorphology of the isolates, allowed the differentiation of the 16 isolates in at least five species, within the families Periconiaceae, Pleosporaceae, Lentitheciaceae, Vibrisseaceae, and Apiosporaceae and the orders Pleosporales, Helotiales, and Xylariales. The order Pleosporales represented 80% of the isolates, and the species Periconia macrospinosa, with six isolates, accounted for the highest isolation frequency. The results confirm the natural occurrence of the DSE symbiosis in sugarcane varieties and the generalist character of these fungi as some of the detected species have already been reported associated with other host plants, ecosystems, and regions of the world.
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