Biotization of highbush blueberry with ericoid mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi improves plant growth and vitality

Ważny, Rafał; Jędrzejczyk, Roman J.; Rozpądek, Piotr; Domka, Agnieszka; Turnau, Katarzyna

doi:10.1007/s00253-022-12019-5

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“…According to Scagel [ 30 ], biomass production and nutrient absorption in blueberries are dependent on the inoculated fungus, indicating that plant–fungi interactions are dependent on the genotype of both partners. Relatively similar results have been found by Wazny et al [ 11 ] and Grelet et al [ 33 ]. The plant survival varied with the inoculated fungus, even between the treatments inoculated with both O. maius strains: A improved plant survival in both SHB cultivars whereas BP only in Biloxi.…”

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“…Moreover, almost half a century ago, Pearson and Read [ 8 ] and Stribley and Read [ 9 ] found that, unlike non-inoculated plants, cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait) mycorrhized plants showed increases in yield and nitrogen (N) concentration and were able to absorb N from organic residues. Non-mycorrhizal endophytic fungi, such as Phialocephala fortinii or Acanthomyces spp., can also stimulate plant host growth and nutrient uptake [ 1 , 10 , 11 ].…”

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Inoculation with Oidiodendron maius BP Improves Nitrogen Absorption from Fertilizer and Growth of Vaccinium corymbosum during the Early Nursery Stage

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Blueberry roots are inefficient in taking up water and nutrients, a fact partially related to their scarcity of root hairs, but they improve nutrient uptake by associating with ericoid mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi. However, the benefits of this association are both cultivar- and fungus-dependent. Our objective was to assess the effect of inoculation with three native fungal strains (Oidiodendron maius A, O. maius BP, and Acanthomyces lecanii BC) on plantlet growth, plantlet survival, and nitrogen (N) absorption of the southern highbush blueberry (SHB) cultivars Biloxi and Misty. The fungal strains were inoculated into the peat-based substrate for growing blueberry cultivars, and plantlets produced by micropropagation were transplanted and grown for four months. The three inoculated strains positively affected the survival percentage in at least one of the cultivars tested, whereas O. maius BP positively affected plant biomass, N derived from fertilizer absorption, N content, and plant N recovery (%) in both Biloxi and Misty. Our results show that the O. maius BP strain may prove useful as a bio-inoculant to improve blueberry production during the nursery stage.

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Inoculation with Oidiodendron maius BP Improves Nitrogen Absorption from Fertilizer and Growth of Vaccinium corymbosum during the Early Nursery Stage

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“…Furthermore, root P and Mg concentrations and shoot K content increased in plants grown in unsterilized peat moss. A recent study also showed that single inoculation of V. corymbosum with O. maius or Phialocephala fortinii significantly increased plant dry weight ( Wazny et al., 2022 ).…”

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Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi as biostimulants for improving propagation and production of ericaceous plants

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The mutualistic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots is a widespread terrestrial symbiosis. The symbiosis enables plants to better adapt to adverse soil conditions, enhances plant tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses, and improves plant establishment and growth. Thus, mycorrhizal fungi are considered biostimulants. Among the four most common types of mycorrhizae, arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) and ectomycorrhiza (EcM) have been more intensively studied than ericoid mycorrhiza (ErM) and orchidaceous mycorrhiza (OrM). ErM fungi can form symbiotic relationships with plants in the family Ericaceae. Economically important plants in this family include blueberry, bilberry, cranberry, and rhododendron. ErM fungi are versatile as they are both saprotrophic and biotrophic. Increasing reports have shown that they can degrade soil organic matter, resulting in the bioavailability of nutrients for plants and microbes. ErM fungi can synthesize hormones to improve fungal establishment and plant root initiation and growth. ErM colonization enables plants to effective acquisition of mineral nutrients. Colonized plants are able to tolerate different abiotic stresses, including drought, heavy metals, and soil salinity as well as biotic stresses, such as pathogen infections. This article is intended to briefly introduce ErM fungi and document their beneficial effects on ericaceous plants. It is anticipated that the exploration of this special group of fungi will further improve our understanding of their value of symbiosis to ericaceous plants and ultimately result in the application of valuable species or strains for improving the establishment and growth of ericaceous plants.

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“…Key groups of beneficial mycobiota in soft fruit production include arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which for the most part, belong to the orders Glomerales, Archaeosporales, Paraglomerales and Diversisporales ( Boyer et al, 2016 ; Begum et al, 2019 ). Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi can improve plant resistance to diseases ( Jansa and Vosátka, 2000 ; Bizabani and Dames, 2015 ; Fehrer et al, 2019 ; Ważny et al, 2022 ). Many biopesticides are based on the entomopathogenic fungi ( Bamisile et al, 2018 ; Canassa et al, 2020 ; Litwin et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…Fungal endophytes, such as Clonostachys rosea ( Cota et al, 2009 ), Piriformospora indica ( Sinclair et al, 2013 ), Xylaria sp. ( Ważny et al, 2022 ), Penicillium sp. ( Hamim et al, 2017 ), Hannaella coprosmae and Oberwinklerozyma straminea ( Nguyen et al, 2021 ) are used in biocontrol and can have a beneficial impact on fruit yield ( Murphy et al, 2019 ).…”

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Soil mycobiome in sustainable agriculture

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The soil microbiome contributes to several ecosystem processes. It plays a key role in sustainable agriculture, horticulture and forestry. In contrast to the vast number of studies focusing on soil bacteria, the amount of research concerning soil fungal communities is limited. This is despite the fact that fungi play a crucial role in the cycling of matter and energy on Earth. Fungi constitute a significant part of the pathobiome of plants. Moreover, many of them are indispensable to plant health. This group includes mycorrhizal fungi, superparasites of pathogens, and generalists; they stabilize the soil mycobiome and play a key role in biogeochemical cycles. Several fungal species also contribute to soil bioremediation through their uptake of high amounts of contaminants from the environment. Moreover, fungal mycelia stretch below the ground like blood vessels in the human body, transferring water and nutrients to and from various plants. Recent advances in high-throughput sequencing combined with bioinformatic tools have facilitated detailed studies of the soil mycobiome. This review discusses the beneficial effects of soil mycobiomes and their interactions with other microbes and hosts in both healthy and unhealthy ecosystems. It may be argued that studying the soil mycobiome in such a fashion is an essential step in promoting sustainable and regenerative agriculture.

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Biotization of highbush blueberry with ericoid mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi improves plant growth and vitality

Cited by 11 publications

References 57 publications

Inoculation with Oidiodendron maius BP Improves Nitrogen Absorption from Fertilizer and Growth of Vaccinium corymbosum during the Early Nursery Stage

Inoculation with Oidiodendron maius BP Improves Nitrogen Absorption from Fertilizer and Growth of Vaccinium corymbosum during the Early Nursery Stage

Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi as biostimulants for improving propagation and production of ericaceous plants

Soil mycobiome in sustainable agriculture

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