Space and Vine Cultivar Interact to Determine the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Community Composition.

ABSTRACT: The interest in the use of microbes as biofertilizers is increasing in recent years as the demands for sustainable cropping systems become more pressing. Although very widely used as biofertilizers, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal associations with specific crops have received little attention and knowledge is limited, especially in the case of vineyards. In this study, the AM fungal community associated with soil and roots of a vineyard on Mallorca Island, Spain was characterized by DNA sequencing to resolve the relative importance of grape variety on their diversity and composition. Overall, soil contained a wider AM fungal diversity than plant roots, and this was found at both taxonomic and phylogenetic levels. The major effect on community composition was associated with sample type

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Garcia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712214 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature