Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi act as biostimulants in horticultural crops

Y Rouphael, P Franken, C Schneider, D Schwarz… - Scientia horticulturae, 2015 - Elsevier
In the coming years, more sustainable horticultural practices should be developed to
guarantee greater yield and yield stability, in order to meet the increasing food global …

Land‐use intensity and the effects of organic farming on biodiversity: a hierarchical meta‐analysis

SL Tuck, C Winqvist, F Mota, J Ahnström… - Journal of applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The benefits of organic farming to biodiversity in agricultural landscapes continue to be hotly
debated, emphasizing the importance of precisely quantifying the effect of organic vs …

The inevitability of arbuscular mycorrhiza for sustainability in organic agriculture—A critical review

NP George, JG Ray - Frontiers in sustainable food systems, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are significant fertility-promoting microbes in soils.
They enable soil fertility, soil-health and boost crop productivity. There are generalist and …

Improving phosphorus use efficiency in agriculture: opportunities for breeding

CCM van de Wiel, CG van der Linden, OE Scholten - Euphytica, 2016 - Springer
Phosphorus (P) is often an important limiting factor for crop yields, but rock phosphate as
fertilizer is a non-renewable resource and expected to become scarce in the future. High P …

Soil and geography are more important determinants of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal communities than management practices in Swiss agricultural soils

J Jansa, A Erb, HR Oberholzer, P Šmilauer… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are ubiquitous soil fungi, forming mutualistic symbiosis
with a majority of terrestrial plant species. They are abundant in nearly all soils, less diverse …

Soil conservation practices for insect pest management in highly disturbed agroecosystems–a review

A Alyokhin, B Nault, B Brown - Entomologia Experimentalis et …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Decline in soil health is a serious worldwide problem that decreases complexity and stability
of agricultural ecosystems, commonly making them more prone to outbreaks of herbivorous …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in microbial based bio-inoculum for amelioration of soil health and sustainable crop production

A Samantaray, S Chattaraj, D Mitra, A Ganguly… - Current Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices is increasingly imperative in addressing
global food security and environmental concerns, with microbial based bio-inoculums …

Anthropogenic land use shapes the composition and phylogenetic structure of soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities

M Moora, J Davison, M Öpik, M Metsis… - FEMS microbiology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play an important role in ecosystems, but little is known
about how soil AM fungal community composition varies in relation to habitat type and land …

Mycorrhizal colonization impacts on phenolic content and antioxidant properties of artichoke leaves and flower heads two years after field transplant

N Ceccarelli, M Curadi, L Martelloni, C Sbrana… - Plant and Soil, 2010 - Springer
Greenhouse and field experiments were carried out in order to investigate the influence of
mycorrhizal inoculation on total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant activity, expressed …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term impacts of organic and conventional farming on the soil microbiome in boreal arable soil

K Peltoniemi, S Velmala, H Fritze, R Lemola… - European Journal of Soil …, 2021 - Elsevier
Long-term effects of organic and conventional farming systems in parallel on the microbiota
of boreal arable soil from forage and cereal crop fields were investigated. Microbial activity …