Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and/or bacteria to enhancing plant drought tolerance under natural soil conditions: Effectiveness of autochthonous or allochthonous strains

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal activity responses to winter cover crops in a sunflower and maize cropping system

“…In Italy, Njeru et al (2014) reported a beneficial effect of CC on the AMF colonization of the subsequent organic maize crop. Other studies in the Mediterranean areas of SE Spain reported the effects of management practices on AMF (Alguacil et al, 2014), but most of the research is focused on natural ecosystems (Barea et al, 2011;Ortiz et al, 2015). Additional investigations in cropping systems under Mediterranean conditions are required to clarify whether the positive effect of CC on AMF is maintained through their mild and relatively dry winter conditions.…”

Could biological invasion by Cryptostegia madagascariensis alter the composition of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community in semi-arid Brazil?

“…AMF benefit plants by mediating the availability of important plant nutrients (Smith & Read 2008;Hodge & Storer 2014), promote plant growth and offer protection against drought and soil pathogens (Rodríguez-Echeverría et al 2009;Grümberg et al 2015;Ortiz et al 2015). We examined the AMF community from Cryptostegia madagascariensis root zone, and compared it with the AMF community from Copernicia prunifera root zone.…”

Microbial Inoculants for Soil Quality and Plant Health

“…Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN, Enterobacter sp. FD17 (Naveed et al 2014), Pseudomonas putida (Armada et al 2014), Azospirillum sp (Moutia et al 2010), Bacillus thuringiens, Rhizophagus intraradices (Ortiz et al 2015).…”