Water availability alters the community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and determines plant mycorrhizal benefit

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Abstract

Societal Impact Statement: The world faces major changes in rainfall patterns and water availability, posing a significant threat to plant productions systems and food security. The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi associate with most major crops and can support plant nutrient and water uptake. Here, AM fungi were shown to mitigate the negative effects of low water availability on sorghum growth and phosphorus uptake, an effect that was associated with shifts in the fungal community structure. To realise the potential of AM fungi in sustainable agriculture requires more examination of their interactions with edaphic stresses in crop systems.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)683-689
Number of pages7
JournalPlants, People, Planet
Volume5
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2023

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© 2023 The Authors. Plants, People, Planet published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of New Phytologist Foundation.

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© 2023 The Authors. Plants, People, Planet published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of New Phytologist Foundation. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

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Keywords

  • sorghum
  • community structure
  • fungal community
  • arbuscular mycorrhiza
  • sustainable agriculture
  • water availability

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