Phytate represents an organic pool of phosphorus in soil that requires hydrolysis by phytase enzymes produced microorganisms prior to its bioavailability plants. We tested the ability a microbial suspension made from old growth maple forest’s undisturbed mineralize phytate greenhouse trial on soybean plants inoculated or non-inoculated with suspension. MiSeq Amplicon sequencing targeting bacter...

We investigated the suitability of Acacia spirorbis Labill., a tropical ectomycorrhizal (ECM) tree, as nurse plant to improve growth Tristaniopsis calobuxus Brongn. & Gris seedlings for restoration nickel mines in New Caledonia. Rehabilitation Caledonia is major concern. In such harsh soil conditions, symbiosis important tree growth, survival, and resistance. To ecological Caledonia, new te...

Abstract Growth-promoting endophytes have great potential to boost crop production and sustainability. There is, however, a lack of research on how differences in the plant host affect an endophyte’s ability promote growth. We set out quantify different maize genotypes respond specific growth-promoting endophytes. inoculated genetically diverse lines with three known beneficial endophytes: Herb...

In the present study, the terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) technique, combined with the use of a clone library, was applied to assess the baseline diversity of fungal endophyte communities associated with rhizomes of Alpinia officinarum Hance, a medicinal plant with a long history of use. A total of 46 distinct T-RFLP fragment peaks were detected using HhaI or MspI mon...

Bamboos, regarded as therapeutic agents in ethnomedicine, have been used to inhibit inflammation and enhance natural immunity for a long time in Asia, and there are many bamboo associated fungi with medical and edible value. In the present study, a total of 350 fungal strains were isolated from the uncommon moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) seeds for the first time. The molecular diversity of ...

Forest restoration has become one of the most important challenges for ecology in recent years. In this regard, soil fungi are fundamental drivers forest ecosystem processes, with significant implications plant growth and survival. However, post-disturbance recovery belowground communities been rarely assessed, especially highly degraded systems such as mines. Our aim was to compare forests min...

Pakaraimaea dipterocarpacea, a member of the Dipterocarpaceae endemic in the Guayana region, is associated with a diverse community of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi. Amongst the 41 ECM fungal species detected in a 400 m2 P. dipterocarpacea ssp. nitida plot in Southern Venezuela, three species belonged to the Sebacinales. We tested whether ECM anatomotype characterization can be used as a feasible...